Allied Warships

HMS Goth (FY 649)

MS Trawler

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMS Trawler
Class[No specific class] 
PennantFY 649 
Built byCook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched8 Jun 1925 
CommissionedAug 1939 
End service 
History

Completed on 20 August 1925.
Taken over by the Admiralty in August 1939.
Displacement: 394 tons.
Armament: 1 12pdr AA gun.

Sold in November 1945.
Foundered north-north-west of Halo, north-west Iceland on 16 December 1948 (21 dead).

 

Commands listed for HMS Goth (FY 649)

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CommanderFromTo
1Skr. Cyril Sutcliffe, RNR12 Dec 193916 Apr 1941
2T/Lt. Eric Joseph Ixer Thompson, RNVR16 Apr 194118 Jul 1941
3T/Lt. Lionel John George Shoobridge, RNVR18 Jul 1941Sep 1942
4T/Lt. William Richard Fuller, RNVRSep 1942early 1945

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