Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Auk |
Pennant | J 342 |
Built by | Savannah Machinery and Foundry Co. (Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 2 Dec 1941 |
Laid down | 2 Jul 1942 |
Launched | 10 Jan 1943 |
Commissioned | 28 Jul 1943 |
End service | Dec 1946 |
History | Returned to the United States Navy in December 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Gazelle (J 342)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt. James Denis Sutcliffe, RN | 27 Jul 1943 | 21 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Gazelle include:
30 Oct 1943
HMS H 50 (Lt. J.F. Michell, RN) departed Londonderry for Rothesay. She was escorted by HMS Gazelle (Lt. J.D. Sutcliffe, RN). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/17833
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.