HMS Atherstone was a Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel of the Royal Navy, the third ship to bear the name.

HMS Atherstone was accepted into service on 28 November 1986 and commissioned at HMNB Portsmouth on 17 January 1987.

The ship had a close association with the town of Atherstone, and was latterly part of the 2nd Mine Countermeasure (MCM) Squadron based at Portsmouth.

[4] After spending a period alongside in extended readiness, Atherstone was lifted out of the water into the "Minor War Vessels Centre of Specialisation"; the former shipbuilding hall at HMNB Portsmouth in December 2016 in readiness to enter refit[5] However, in October 2017 it was revealed that the planned refit would not take place and Atherstone would be decommissioned on 14 December 2017.

[7] It was sold in June 2022 to Harland & Wolff with the intention of utilising parts in the refurbishment of HMS Quorn for the Lithuanian Navy, and then rebuilding it for non-military use.