Allied Warships

HMS Gould (K 476)

Frigate of the Captain class

HMS Gould as completed.
Photo Courtesy of Paul Shaw.

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Frigate
Class	Captain
Pennant	K 476
Built by	Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)
Ordered	25 Jan 1942
Laid down	23 Apr 1942
Launched	4 Jun 1943
Commissioned	18 Sep 1943
Lost	1 Mar 1944
Loss position	45° 46'N, 23° 16'W

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. Hit by U-boat Sunk on 1 Mar 1944 by U-358 (Manke).
U-boat Attack	See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Gould
Former name	USS Lovering DE-272

Commands listed for HMS Gould (K 476)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt. Daniel William Ungoed, RN	16 Aug 1943	1 Mar 1944 (+)

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Notable events involving Gould include:

19 Feb 1944
HMS Vivid (Lt. J.C. Varley, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMS Gould (Lt D.W. Ungoed, RN). (1)

20 Feb 1944
HMS Vivid (Lt. J.C. Varley, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMS Gould (Lt D.W. Ungoed, RN), HMS Gore (Lt J. Reeves-Brown, RN), HMS Philante (Cdr. L.F. Durnford-Slater, RN) and ships from the 1st Escort Group. (1)

26 Feb 1944
German U-boat U-91 was sunk Northern Atlantic, in position 49°45'N, 26°20'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).

1 Mar 1944
German U-boat U-358 in the North Atlantic north of the Azores, in position 45°46'N, 23°16'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Gould (Lt. D.W. Ungoed, RN), HMS Affleck (A/Cdr. C. Gwinner, DSO, RN (retired)), HMS Gore (Lt. J.V. Reeves-Brown, RN) and HMS Garlies (Lt. R.L. Calpe, DSC, RN).