| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 212 |
| Mod | Reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Dufferin Shipbuilding Co. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) : Montreal-Loco |
| Ordered | 28 Nov 1940 |
| Laid down | 19 Apr 1941 |
| Launched | 12 Aug 1941 |
| Commissioned | 17 Jun 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold 1 January 1948. |
Commands listed for HMS Shippigan (J 212)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. John Curthoys Richards, RN | 10 Apr 1942 | 31 Mar 1943 |
| 2 | Cdr. Malcolm Hilary Brown, DSC, RN | 31 Mar 1943 | 17 Oct 1944 |
| 3 | Cdr. Jack Peterson, DSO, RN | 17 Oct 1944 | 12 Feb 1945 |
| 4 | Cdr. George Dibley, DSC, RD, RNR | 12 Feb 1945 | 24 Jul 1945 |
| 5 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Thomas Claude Harris Lea, RNVR | 24 Jul 1945 | late 1945 |
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Notable events involving Shippigan include:
7 May 1943
HMS Shippigan (Cdr M.H. Brown, DSC, RN) picks up 11 survivors from the Greek merchant Laconikos that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-89 northeast of the Azores in position 41°40'N, 18°13'W.