| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 226 |
| Built by | John Crown & Sons Ltd. (Sunderland, U.K.) : Clark |
| Ordered | 24 Aug 1940 |
| Laid down | 15 Jan 1941 |
| Launched | 24 Sep 1941 |
| Commissioned | 23 Feb 1942 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Name changed from HMS Dart prior to commissioning. She was crewed by Belgian sailors for the duration of the Second World War. Sold on 22 May 1947 and scrapped at Grays. Commanding Officers: Lt. Alan Henry Pierce, OBE, RNR T/Lt. Maurice Albert Francois Larose, RNR Lt. Richard Harwin Nossiter, RANVR T/Lt. Brian Trevena Coulton, RNVR HMS Godetia is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List |
| Former name | HMS Dart |
Commands listed for HMS Godetia (ii) (K 226)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt. Charles Donovan Smith, RNR | 6 Jan 1942 | 14 Mar 1942 | |
| 2 | Lt. Alan Henry Pierce, OBE, RNR | 14 Mar 1942 | ??? | |
| 3 | T/Lt. Maurice Albert Francois Larose, RNR | ??? | 5 Jan 1945 | |
| 4 | Lt. Richard Harwin Nossiter, DSC, RANVR | 5 Jan 1945 | 27 Apr 1945 | |
| 5 | T/Lt. Brian Trevena Coulton, RNVR | 27 Apr 1945 | Jul 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Godetia (ii) include:
11 Jan 1943
HMS Godetia (Lt. A.H. Pierce, OBE, RNR) picks up 16 survivors from the British tanker British Dominion that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-522 northwest of the Canary Islands in position 30º30'N, 19º55'W.
16 Mar 1943
On this date HMS Godetia (Lt. M.A.F. Larose, RNR) rescued the crew of the British minesweeping trawler HMS Campobello after this ship suffered from severe leaks as a result of earlier damage when she ran into ice. HMS Campobello was beyond salvage and her crew (35 men) was taken off by the corvette HMS Godetia. Godetia finally sank Campobello with shallow set depth charges.
18 Mar 1943
HMS Godetia (Lt. M.A.F. Larose, RNR) picks up 110 survivors from the British merchants Port Auckland and merchants Zouave that were torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-305 in the North Atlantic in position 52º25'N, 30º15'W.