| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Banff |
| Pennant | Y 92 |
| Built by | General Engineering & Drydock Co. (Oakland, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 16 Nov 1929 |
| Commissioned | 31 May 1941 |
| End service | 23 Apr 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | She was returned to the United States on 23 April 1946. Her recommissioning was cancelled and she was sold on 4 October 1950. Commanding Officers: Cdr. Ronald William Keymer, RN (retired) Lt.Cdr. William Horace Clifton Wood-Roe, RNR T/A/Lt.Cdr. William Alan Emerson Leonard, RNZNVR T/Lt. G.M. Darlynn, SANF(V) Cdr. John Henry Eaden, DSC and 2 Bars, RN |
| Former name | USCG Itasca |
Commands listed for HMS Gorleston (Y 92)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Ronald William Keymer, RN | 6 Jul 1941 | 10 Nov 1943 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. William Horace Clifton Wood-Roe, RD, RNR | 10 Nov 1943 | 16 Dec 1943 |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. William Alan Emerson Leonard, RNZNVR | 16 Dec 1943 | 25 Jan 1945 |
| 4 | G. M. Darlynn, SANF(V) | 25 Jan 1945 | Sep 1945 |
| 5 | Cdr. John Henry Eaden, DSC, RN | Sep 1945 | 29 Sep 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Gorleston include:
24 Sep 1941
HMS Gorleston (Cdr. R.W. Keymer, (retired), RN) picks up 26 survivors from the British merchant St. Clair II that was torpedoed and sunk west-northwest of the Canary Islands in position 30º25'N, 23º35'W by the German submarine U-67.
HMS Gorleston also picks up 68 survivors from the British merchant John Holt and 47 survivors from the British merchant Lafian that were torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-107 southwest of Madeira in position 31º12'N, 23º32'W.
19 Aug 1942
HMS Gorleston (Cdr. R.W. Keymer, (retired), RN) picks up 49 survivors from the British merchant City of Manila that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-406 west of Cape Finisterre in position 43º21'N, 18º20'W.