| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 286 |
| Mod | Reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Toronto Shipbuilding Ltd. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | 9 Dec 1941 |
| Laid down | 7 Apr 1942 |
| Launched | 5 Oct 1942 |
| Commissioned | 25 Aug 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Returned to United States Navy in January 1947. |
| Former name | USS Clinton (AM 330) |
Commands listed for HMS Clinton (J 286)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Kenneth Arthur Gadd, DSC, RNR | 25 Aug 1943 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Clinton include:
11 Jan 1944
HMS Una (T/L. P.S. Thirsk, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Clinton (Lt. K.A. Gadd, DSC, RNR). (1)
14 Jan 1944
HMS Una (T/L. P.S. Thirsk, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Clinton (Lt. K.A. Gadd, DSC, RNR). (1)
17 Jan 1944
HMS Una (T/L. P.S. Thirsk, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Antares (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Diack, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Clinton (Lt. K.A. Gadd, DSC, RNR). (1)
19 Jan 1944
HMS Una (T/L. P.S. Thirsk, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Antares (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Diack, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Clinton (Lt. K.A. Gadd, DSC, RNR) and HMS Victrix (T/Lt. R.H. McDonald, RNVR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/19188
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.