Allied Warships

HMS Gorgon (J 346)

Minesweeper of the Auk class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassAuk 
PennantJ 346 
Built bySavannah Machinery and Foundry Co. (Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down15 Aug 1942 
Launched24 Jan 1943 
Commissioned28 Aug 1943 
End serviceDec 1946 
Loss position
 
History

Returned to the United States Navy in December 1946.

 

Commands listed for HMS Gorgon (J 346)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. Frank Mugford, RNR7 Sep 194317 Aug 1944
2T/A/Lt.Cdr. Denys Philip Richardson, RNVR17 Aug 194431 Oct 1944
3T/A/Lt.Cdr. Gerald Graham Dunham Head, RNVR31 Oct 1944Oct 1945 ?

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