| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Halcyon |
| Pennant | J 63 |
| Built by | William Hamilton & Co. (Port Glasgow, Scotland): A. Stephen & Sons Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 2 Nov, 1936 |
| Launched | 5 Oct, 1937 |
| Commissioned | 31 Mar, 1938 |
| Lost | 24 Jun, 1942 |
| Loss position | 68.59N, 33.03E (See a map) |
| History | HMS Gossamer (Lt.Cdr. Thomas Crosbie Crease, RN) was sunk by German aircraft off the Kola Inlet, Russia in position 68º59'N, 33º03'E. Commanding Officers: Cdr. Richard Cyril Vesey Ross, RN Lt.Cdr. Alan David Hastings Jay, RN Lt.Cdr. Thomas Crosbie Crease, RN |
