| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 221 |
| Mod | Turbine engined |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Ordered | 15 Nov 1940 |
| Laid down | 24 Nov 1941 |
| Launched | 27 Oct 1942 |
| Commissioned | 26 Mar 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped on 5 April 1967. |
Commands listed for HMS Onyx (J 221)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Charles Casamaijor Loftus Gaussen, RNVR | Feb 1943 | 22 Jan 1945 |
| 2 | Lt. Maurice O'Brien Fitzgerald, RN | 22 Jan 1945 |
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Notable events involving Onyx include:
12 Sep 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. R.H. Bull, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Magpie (Lt.Cdr. R.S. Abram, RN), HMS Odzani (Lt.Cdr. L.A. Sayers, RNR), HMS Onyx (T/A/Lt.Cdr. C.C.L. Gaussen, RNVR) and HMS Cyclamen (T/Lt. W.S. Joliffe, RNR). (1)
22 Dec 1943
HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) conducted A/S exercises at/off Scapa Flow with HMS Swift (Lt.Cdr. J.R. Gower, RN) and HMS Onyx (T/A/Lt.Cdr. C.C.L. Gaussen, RNVR). (2)
23 Dec 1943
HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) conducted A/S exercises at/off Scapa Flow with HMS Onyx (T/A/Lt.Cdr. C.C.L. Gaussen, RNVR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/17928
- ADM 173/18443
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.