HMS Goodson (K 480)
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| Name | HMS Goodson (K 480) | ||
| Type: | Frigate (Captain) | ||
| Tonnage | 1.300 tons | ||
| Completed | 1943 - Boston Navy Yard, Boston MA | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 25 Jun, 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | A total loss by U-984 (Heinz Sieder) | ||
| Position | 50.00N, 02.49W - Grid BF 2662 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| History | Laid down as destroyer escort USS George (DE 276) of the Evarts-class for the US Navy, completed in October 1943 as frigate HMS Goodson (K 480) for the Royal Navy. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 15.14 hours on 25 Jun, 1944, U-984 fired a Gnat at the ships of the 5th Escort Group and hit the HMS Goodson (K 480) (A/LtCdr J.W. Cooper, RNR (retired)) in the stern. She was towed to Portland by HMS Bligh (K 467) (T/Lt W.B. de Quincey, RNVR) and declared a total loss. In October 1944 the ship was returned to the US Navy, but sold to be broken up at Belfast in January 1947. | ||
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