| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 54 |
| Built by | Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 31 Aug 1939 |
| Laid down | 30 Dec 1939 |
| Launched | 8 Jul 1940 |
| Commissioned | 20 Nov 1940 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold in 1947 and used as a weather observation ship until scrapped on 8 September 1961 at Gent, Belgium. |
Commands listed for HMS Marguerite (K 54)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Arthur Norman Blundell, RNR | 16 Oct 1940 | Jul 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Frank Fitzpatrick Johnson, RANVR | Jul 1943 | 15 May 1944 |
| 3 | T/Lt. George Kenneth Wrigley, RNVR | 15 May 1944 | Jul 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Marguerite include:
19 Mar 1941
HMS Marguerite (Lt.Cdr. A.N. Blundell, RNR) picks up 62 survivors from the Dutch merchant Mandalika that was torpedoed and sunk east of the Canary Islands in position 18º16'N, 21º26'W by the German submarine U-105.
31 May 1941
The British merchant Sire is torpedoed and sunk west-south-west of Freetown in position 08º50'N, 15º30'W by the German submarine U-107. HMS Marguerite (Lt.Cdr. A.N. Blundell, RNR) later picks up 46 survivors.
1 Jun 1941
HMS Marguerite (Lt.Cdr. A.N. Blundell, RNR) picks up 62 survivors from the British merchant Alfred Jones that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-107 140 nautical miles west-south-west of Freetown in position 08º00'N, 15º00'W.