| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Auk |
| Pennant | J 401 |
| Built by | Savannah Machinery and Foundry Co. (Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 2 Dec 1941 |
| Laid down | 30 Jan 1943 |
| Launched | 27 Jun 1943 |
| Commissioned | 24 Nov 1943 |
| Lost | 8 Jul 1944 |
| Loss position | 49° 26'N, 0° 15'W |
| History | HMS Pylades (Lt. Montague Harris, RN) was sunk off Normandy, France on 8 July 1944 by a German midget submarine (Biber). |
Commands listed for HMS Pylades (J 401)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Francis Hawkins Hawkins, RNVR | 24 Nov 1943 | 15 Dec 1943 |
| 2 | Lt. Montague Harris, RN | 15 Dec 1943 | 8 Jul 1944 |
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