Allied Warships

HMS Goathland (L 27)

Escort destroyer of the Hunt (Type III) class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeEscort destroyer
ClassHunt (Type III) 
PennantL 27 
Built byFairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Govan, Scotland) 
Ordered 
Laid down30 Jan 1941 
Launched3 Feb 1942 
Commissioned6 Nov 1942 
End service24 Jul 1944 
Loss position
 
History

Heavily damaged by mines off Normandy on 24 July 1944, declared a constructive total loss and not repaired.

Scrapped at Troon in February 1946.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. Edward Nigel Pumphrey, DSO, DSC, RN
8 September 1942 – 25 October 1943
Bar to DSO awarded on 2 October 1942
2nd Bar to DSO awarded on 6 July 1943

Lt. Breon George Buckle Bordes, DSC, RN
25 October 1943 – Still in command in July 1944 according to the Navy List
Promoted to Lt.Cdr. on 1 November 1943

HMS Goathland is not listed as active unit in the October 1944 Navy List

 

Commands listed for HMS Goathland (L 27)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Edward Nigel Pumphrey, DSC, DSO, RN8 Sep 194225 Oct 1943
2Lt. Breon George Buckle Bordes, DSC, RN25 Oct 1943Jul 1944 ?

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