| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 19 |
| Built by | George Philip & Sons Ltd. (Dartmouth, U.K.) : Clark |
| Ordered | 31 Aug 1939 |
| Laid down | 28 Nov 1939 |
| Launched | 21 Sep 1940 |
| Commissioned | 25 Feb 1941 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold in 1947 and became the merchantile Nigelock. Commanding Officers: Lt. Arthur Denis White, RNR T/Lt. Logie James Simpson, DSC, RNR T/Lt. Charles Lyndon Livsey Davies, RNVR T/A/Lt.Cdr. Frank Evelyn Eastman, SANF(V) T/A/Lt.Cdr. Frank Fitzpatrick Johnson, RANVR T/A/Lt.Cdr. James Ritchie Ballentyne Campbell, RNR |
Commands listed for HMS Nigella (K 19)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Thomas Willis Coyne, RNR | 14 Jan 1941 | 21 Sep 1941 |
| 2 | Lt. Arthur Denis White, RNR | 21 Sep 1941 | 22 Sep 1941 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Logie James Simpson, RNR | 22 Sep 1941 | Jul 1943 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Charles Lyndon Livsey Davies, RNVR | Jul 1943 | 2 May 1944 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Frank Evelyn Eastman, SANF(V) | 2 May 1944 | 23 Nov 1944 |
| 6 | T/Lt. Frank Fitzpatrick Johnson, RANVR | 23 Nov 1944 | Aug 1945 |
| 7 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. James Ritchie Ballentyne Campbell, RNR | Aug 1945 | 14 Nov 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Nigella include:
25 Jan 1944
The British merchant Fort la Maune is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-188 east-north-east of Socotra Island in position 13º04'N, 56º30'E. HMS Nigella (T/Lt. C.L.L. Davies, RNVR) later picks up 56 survivors.