Frigate of the Captain class
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 481 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 20 May, 1943 |
| Launched | 8 Jul, 1943 |
| Commissioned | 14 Oct, 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
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| History | Returned to USN on 2 May 1946, sold on 10 June 1947.
Commanding Officer:
Lt.Cdr. John Vivian Reeves-Brown, RN
14 October 1943 – July 1945
DSC awarded on 6 June 1944 |
| Former name | USS Herzog DE 277 |
| Noteable events involving Gore include: 26 Feb, 1944
The German submarine U-91 was sunk Northern Atlantic, in position 49º45'N, 26º20'W by the British frigates HMS Affleck (A/Cdr. C. Gwinner, DSO, RN (retired)), HMS Gore (Lt J. Reeves-Brown, RN) and HMS Gould (Lt D.W. Ungoed, RN). (see map) 1 Mar, 1944
The German submarine U-358 in the North Atlantic north of the Azores, in position 45º46'N, 23º16'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Gould, HMS Affleck, HMS Gore and HMS Garlies. (see map) |
