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HMS Gould (K 476)

Frigate of the Captain class


HMS Gould as completed.
Photo Courtesy of Paul Shaw.

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassCaptain 
PennantK 476 
Built byBoston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down23 Apr, 1942 
Launched4 Jun, 1943 
Commissioned18 Sep, 1943 
Lost1 Mar, 1944 
Loss position45.46N, 23.16W (See a map)
 
History

HMS Gould (Lt. Daniel William Ungoed, RN) was torpedoed and sunk south-west of Ireland in position 45º46'N, 23º16'W by the German submarine U-358. 123 officers and men, including the commanding officer, went down with the ship. There were only 14 survivors.

Commanding Officer:
Lt. Daniel William Ungoed, RN
16 August 1943 - 1 March 1944+ 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 1 Mar, 1944 by U-358 (Manke).

Former nameUSS Lovering DE-272

Noteable events involving Gould include:

26 Feb, 1944
The German submarine U-91 was sunk Northern Atlantic, in position 49º45'N, 26º20'W by the British frigates HMS Affleck (A/Cdr. C. Gwinner, DSO, RN (retired)), HMS Gore (Lt J. Reeves-Brown, RN) and HMS Gould (Lt D.W. Ungoed, RN). (see map)

1 Mar, 1944
The German submarine U-358 in the North Atlantic north of the Azores, in position 45º46'N, 23º16'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Gould, HMS Affleck, HMS Gore and HMS Garlies. (see map)


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