| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Isles |
| Pennant | T 288 |
| Built by | George T. Davie & Sons Ltd. (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada) |
| Ordered | 8 Aug 1941 |
| Laid down | 12 Dec 1941 |
| Launched | 1 Aug 1942 |
| Commissioned | 11 May 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped 13 October 1959. |
Commands listed for HMS Gateshead (T 288)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Richard Brian Hughes, RNVR | Nov 1942 | 1 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Gateshead include:
10 Feb 1944
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Gateshead (T/Lt. R.B. Hughes, RNVR). (1)
11 Feb 1944
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Dittany (T/Lt. S.W. Lock, RNVR) and HMS Gateshead (T/Lt. R.B. Hughes, RNVR). (1)
12 Feb 1944
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Dittany (T/Lt. S.W. Lock, RNVR) and HMS Gateshead (T/Lt. R.B. Hughes, RNVR). (1)
14 Apr 1944
At 1230 hours, HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. R.S. Brookes, DSO, DSC, RN), made contact with HMS Gateshead (T/Lt. R.B. Hughes, RNVR) off Bishops Rock. They then proceeded to Falmouth where tey arrived at 2000 hours. (2)
7 Nov 1944
HMS Surf (Lt. D. Lambert, DSC, RN) shifted from Falmouth to Portland. She was escorted by HMS Gateshead (T/Lt. R.B. Hughes, RNVR). (3)
8 Nov 1944
HMS Surf (Lt. D. Lambert, DSC, RN) shifted from Portland to Portsmouth. She was escorted by HMS Gateshead (T/Lt. R.B. Hughes, RNVR). (3)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6384 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/18461
- ADM 173/18908
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.