| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 347 |
| Built by | Redfern Construction Ltd. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | 9 Dec 1941 |
| Laid down | 8 Oct 1942 |
| Launched | 22 Feb 1943 |
| Commissioned | 12 Nov 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Returned to the United States Navy in December 1946. |
| Former name | AM 334 |
Commands listed for HMS Persian (J 347)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Alec Ecclestone, RN | 21 Jan 1944 | 4 Sep 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. John Lovis Woollcombe, RN | 4 Sep 1944 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Persian include:
23 Jun 1944
Damaged by aerially delivered mine off Normandy coast. (Source -Report by the Allied Naval Commander in Chief, Expeditionary Force, on Neptune, Volume II, Part II, Defence of the British Assault Area, Section V, Casualties Subsequent to the Assault, p. 23)