| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Auk |
| Pennant | J 346 |
| Built by | Savannah Machinery and Foundry Co. (Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 2 Dec 1941 |
| Laid down | 15 Aug 1942 |
| Launched | 24 Jan 1943 |
| Commissioned | 28 Aug 1943 |
| End service | Dec 1946 |
| History | Returned to the United States Navy in December 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Gorgon (J 346)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Frank Mugford, RNR | 7 Sep 1943 | 17 Aug 1944 |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Denys Philip Richardson, RNVR | 17 Aug 1944 | 31 Oct 1944 |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Gerald Graham Dunham Head, RNVR | 31 Oct 1944 | Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Gorgon include:
30 Mar 1944
HMS Trusty (Lt. M.F.R. Ainslie, DSO, DSC, RN) departed from Dundee for Lerwick. She is escorted by HMS Gorgon (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F. Mugford, RNR). (1)
1 Apr 1944
HMS Trusty (Lt. M.F.R. Ainslie, DSO, DSC, RN) shifts from Lerwick to Scapa Flow. She is escorted by HMS Gorgon (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F. Mugford, RNR). (2)
27 Apr 1944
In the morning, the battleship HMS Rodney (Capt. R.O. Fitzroy, RN), conducted maneuvering exercises in the Clyde area with the minesweepers HMS Grecian (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) C.D.A. Irvine, RN), HMS Gorgon (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F. Mugford, RNR) and HMS Gazelle (Lt. J.D. Sutcliffe, RN).
In the afternoon 4.7 AA gunnery exercises were carried out by HMS Rodney. (3)
Sources
- ADM 173/19123
- ADM 173/19124
- ADM 53/120409
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.