James Gordon Gould, RN
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 16 Mar 1953 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for James Gordon Gould, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Trident (N 52) | Cdr. | Submarine | 19 Jul 1939 | late Jan40 |
| HMS Pelican (L 86 / U 86) | Cdr. | Sloop | Nov 1942 | 2 Apr 1943 |
| HMS Antelope (H 36) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 4 Oct 1943 | ??? |
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Events related to this officer
Submarine HMS Trident (N 52)
27 Oct 1939
HMS Trident (Cdr. J.G. Gould, RN) departs Oban for her 1st war patrol (work-up patrol). She is ordered to patrol off the West coast of Ireland to intercept an outward bound U-boat (4th November) but fails to find her.
For the daily positions of HMS Trident during this patrol see the map below.
HMS Trident 1st war patrolclick here for bigger map
12 Nov 1939
HMS Trident (Cdr. J.G. Gould, RN) ends her 1st war patrol (that was blank) at Rosyth.
23 Nov 1939
HMS Trident (Cdr. J.G. Gould, RN) departs Rosyth for her 2nd war patrol. She is to form a patrol line with other submarines off the Norwegian coast to intercept the German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau that had sunk the armed merchant cruiser Rawalpindi.
For the daily positions of HMS Trident during this patrol see the map below.
HMS Trident 2nd war patrolclick here for bigger map
5 Dec 1939
At 2302 hours HMS Trident (Cdr. J.G. Gould, RN) sights a submarine bearing 120 degrees 600 yards steering 250 degrees. Trident turned toward and all bow tubes were flooded. Identification signals were made by the submarine but could not be read. It was decided that it was probably a friendly submarine that was out of position due to the bad weather that prevented good sights to establish position. The submarine eventually turned out to be HMS Sunfish (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Slaughter, RN).
8 Dec 1939
HMS Trident (Cdr. J.G. Gould, RN) ends her 2nd war patrol at Rosyth.
27 Dec 1939
HMS Trident (Cdr. J.G. Gould, RN) departs Rosyth for her 3rd war patrol. She is to patrol off Murmansk, Northern Russia to observe German movements / operations from that port.
For the daily positions of HMS Trident during this patrol see the map below.
HMS Trident 3rd war patrolclick here for bigger map
12 Jan 1940
HMS Trident (Cdr. J.G. Gould, RN) ends her 3rd war patrol at Rosyth.
31 Jan 1940
HMS Trident (Lt.Cdr. A.G.L. Seale, RN) departs Rosyth for her 4th war patrol. She is to patrol in the North Sea off the West coast of Denmark.
For the daily positions of HMS Trident during this patrol see the map below.
HMS Trident 4th war patrolclick here for bigger map