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HMS Goodall (K 479)

Frigate of the Captain class


HMS Goodall as seen during the war

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassCaptain 
PennantK 479 
Built byBoston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down20 May, 1943 
Launched8 Jul, 1943 
Commissioned4 Oct, 1943 
Lost29 Apr, 1945 
Loss position69.25N, 33.38E (See a map)
 
History

HMS Goodall (Lt.Cdr. James Vaudalle Fulton, RNVR) was torpedoed and on 29 April 1945 in position 69º25'N, 33º38'E by U-286.

Just an hour before Goodall was was sunk she was missed with a gnat torpedo fired by U-968.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. James Vaudalle Fulton, RNVR
4 October 1943 - 29 April 1945+ 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 29 Apr, 1945 by U-286 (Dietrich).

Former nameUSS Reybold DE 275

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