| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Banff |
| Pennant | Y 92 |
| Built by | General Engineering & Drydock Co. (Oakland, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 16 Nov, 1929 |
| Commissioned | 31 May, 1941 |
| End service | 23 Apr, 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | She was returned to the United States on 23 April 1946. Her recommissioning was cancelled and she was sold on 4 October 1950. Commanding Officers: Cdr. Ronald William Keymer, RN (retired) Lt.Cdr. W.H.C. Wood-Roe, RNR T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.A.E. Leonard, RNZNVR T/Lt. G.M. Darlynn, SANF(V) Cdr. John Henry Eaden, DSC and 2 Bars, RN |
| Former name | USCG Itasca |
| Noteable events involving Gorleston include: 24 Sep, 1941 HMS Gorleston also picks up 68 survivors from the British merchant John Holt and 47 survivors from the British merchant Lafian that were torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-107 southwest of Madeira in position 31º12'N, 23º32'W. 19 Aug, 1942 |
