| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Loch |
| Pennant | K 620 |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Ordered | 2 Feb 1943 |
| Laid down | 28 Dec 1943 |
| Launched | 8 Jun 1944 |
| Commissioned | 18 Dec 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold to Greece in September 1961 and renamed Orion. |
Commands listed for HMS Loch Gorm (K 620)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Lt.Cdr. Robert Johnston, RNR | 25 Oct 1944 | 22 Jun 1945 |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Henry Vernon, RNR | 22 Jun 1945 | Feb 1946 |
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Notable events involving Loch Gorm include:
20 Apr 1945
At Loch Alsh, HMS Trespasser (Lt. L.E. Herrick, DSC, RN) and HMS Tactician (Lt.Cdr. L.N.A. Jewell, DSC, MBE, RN) conducted A/S exercises with HMS Philante (Cdr. M.J. Evans, OBE, RN) and ships from Escort Group 23 which were most likely the following; HMS Loch Gorm (Lt.Cdr. R. Johnston, RNR), HMS Loch Scavaig (T/A/Lt.Cdr. C.W. Hancock, RNR), HMS Montserrat (A/Lt.Cdr. F.A.J. Downer, DSC, RNR), HMS Nyasaland (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Scott, DSC, RNVR) and HMS Papua (A/Lt.Cdr. C.W. Leadbetter, RNR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/19808 + ADM 173/19975
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.