Allied Warships

HMS Gore (K 481)

Frigate of the Captain class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassCaptain 
PennantK 481 
Built byBoston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down20 May 1943 
Launched8 Jul 1943 
Commissioned14 Oct 1943 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Returned to USN on 2 May 1946, sold on 10 June 1947.

Commanding Officer:
Lt. John Vivian Reeves-Brown, RN
14 October 1943 – July 1945
DSC awarded on 6 June 1944

 
Former nameUSS Herzog DE 277

Commands listed for HMS Gore (K 481)

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Noteable events involving Gore include:


26 Feb 1944
The German submarine U-91 was sunk Northern Atlantic, in position 49º45'N, 26º20'W by the British frigates HMS Affleck (A/Cdr. C. Gwinner, DSO, RN (retired)), HMS Gore (Lt J. Reeves-Brown, RN) and HMS Gould (Lt D.W. Ungoed, RN). (see map)

1 Mar 1944
The German submarine U-358 in the North Atlantic north of the Azores, in position 45º46'N, 23º16'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Gould (Lt. D.W. Ungoed, RN), HMS Affleck (A/Cdr. C. Gwinner, DSO, RN (retired)), HMS Gore (Lt. J.V. Reeves-Brown, RN) and HMS Garlies (Lt. R.L. Calpe, DSC, RN). (see map)

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