| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | L |
| Pennant | G 63 |
| Built by | Cammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 31 Mar, 1938 |
| Laid down | 18 Oct, 1938 |
| Launched | 8 Jul, 1940 |
| Commissioned | 18 Feb, 1941 |
| Lost | 17 Jan, 1942 |
| Loss position | 31.50N, 26.15E (See a map) |
| History | Originally named HMS Larne, renamed after the loss of the Tribal-class destroyer HMS Gurkha (i).
At 0735hours on 17 January 1942, HMS Gurkha (Cdr. Charles Nugent Lentaigne, DSO, RN) was hit by one torpedo from the German submarine U-133 and caught fire from bow to stern. The Dutch destroyer HrMs Isaac Sweers towed the destroyer clear of the burning oil on the surface. Most crew members were then transferred to the Dutch destroyer by boats and were landed at Tobruk in the evening. The burning destroyer had to be scuttled north of Sidi Barrani in position 31º50'N, 26º15'E. HMS Gurkha had been escorting the Malta convoy MW-8B (four fast transports covered by Admiral Vian´s Mediterranean Fleet cruiser force), which arrived Malta on 19 January without further casualties. Commanding Officer: Hit by U-boat |
| Former name | HMS Larne |
| Noteable events involving Gurkha (ii) include: 29 Sep, 1941 30 Sep, 1941 |