Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Frigate |
Class | Captain |
Pennant | K 479 |
Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 25 Jan 1942 |
Laid down | 20 May 1943 |
Launched | 8 Jul 1943 |
Commissioned | 4 Oct 1943 |
Lost | 29 Apr 1945 |
Loss position | 69° 25'N, 33° 38'E |
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. Hit by U-boat |
U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Goodall |
Former name | USS Reybold DE 275 |
Commands listed for HMS Goodall (K 479)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. James Vaudalle Fulton, RNVR | 4 Oct 1943 | 29 Apr 1945 (+) |
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Notable events involving Goodall include:
survivor of the sinking of HMS Goodhall not on any lists! rank torpedo man abs (1)
15 Mar 1944
HrMs O 9 (Lt. J.B.M.J. Maas, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Vidette (Lt.Cdr. R. Hart, DSC, RN or Lt. P.J. Stoner, RN), HMS Goodall (Lt.Cdr. J.V. Fulton, RNVR), HMCS Midland (T/Lt. W.O.O. Barbour, RCNR) and HMS Swale (Lt.Cdr. J. Jackson, DSC, RNR). (2)
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Sources
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- File 2.12.03.6372 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
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