| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Halcyon |
| Pennant | J 85 |
| Built by | Devonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K.) : Richardson Westgarth |
| Ordered | 1 Jul 1936 |
| Laid down | 15 Feb 1937 |
| Launched | 28 Oct 1937 |
| Commissioned | 30 May 1938 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Scrapped in May 1965. |
Commands listed for HMS Seagull (J 85)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. David Hugh Harries, RAN | 3 Jul 1939 | 23 Sep 1940 | |
| 2 | Cdr. (retired) Robert Henry Vivian Sivewright, RN | 23 Sep 1940 | 30 Jun 1941 | |
| 3 | Cdr. (retired) Frederick Richard Guy Maunsell, RN | 30 Jun 1941 | 19 Aug 1941 | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Charles Harington Pollock, RN | 19 Aug 1941 | 16 Aug 1943 | |
| 5 | Robert Wilson Ellis, RNVR | 16 Aug 1943 | 13 Feb 1945 | |
| 6 | A/Lt.Cdr. John Andrew Pearson, DSC, RNR | 13 Feb 1945 | ??? | |
| 7 | Lt.Cdr. Colin Courtenay Lowry, RN | 26 Sep 1945 | 26 Sep 1945 | |
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Noteable events involving Seagull include:
22 Sep 1942
HMS Seagull (Lt.Cdr. C.H. Pollock, RN) picks up 89 survivors from the British merchant Ocean Voice that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-435 west of Jan Mayen Island in position 71º23'N, 11º03'W.