HMS Gould (K 476)
British Frigate
HMS Gould as completed. Photo courtesy of Paul Shaw
| Name | HMS Gould (K 476) | ||
| Type: | Frigate (Captain) | ||
| Tonnage | 1,192 tons | ||
| Completed | 1943 - Boston Navy Yard, Boston MA | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 1 Mar 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-358 (Rolf Manke) | ||
| Position | 45.46N, 23.16W - Grid BE 48 | ||
| Complement | 137 officers and men (123 dead and 14 survivors). | ||
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| History | Laid down as destroyer escort USS Lovering (DE 272) of the Evarts-class for the US Navy, completed in September 1943 as frigate HMS Gould (K 476) for the Royal Navy. | ||
| Notes on loss | On 29 Feb, 1944, U-358 was located by four frigates of the 1st Escort Group north-northeast of the Azores. HMS Affleck (K 362) (A/Cdr. C. Gwinner, DSO, RN (retired)), HMS Gould (K 476) (Lt D.W. Ungoed, RN), HMS Gore (K 481) (LtCdr J.V. Reeves-Brown, RN) and HMS Garlies (K 475) (Lt R.L. Calpe, DSC, RN) dropped 104 depth charges in the subsequent attacks, which were continued all throughout the night. The next day HMS Gore (K 481) and HMS Garlies (K 475) had to withdraw to Gibraltar for fuel, but the other two frigates continued the attack. In the afternoon, U-358 succeeded in torpedoing HMS Gould (K 476) with a Gnat, but was then forced to surface after being submerged for 38 hours and was sunk by gunfire by HMS Affleck (K 362). The commander, six officers and 116 ratings from HMS Gould (K 476) were lost. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 125 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on HMS Gould (K 476).
ship sunk.
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