HMS Goodson (K480)
Same Class as HMS Goodall above Declared a total loss on 25 Jun, 1944 at
Portland.
Navy:
RN
Type:
Escort Destroyer
Class:
Captain
Pennant:
K 480
Built by:
Boston Navy Yard
(Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)
Laid down:
20 May, 1943
Launched:
8 Jul, 1943
Commissioned:
28 Sep, 1943
History:
At 15.14 hours on 25
June 1944 the German submarine U-984 (Sieder).fired a Gnat torpedo at the ships of
the 5th Escort Group and hit HMS Goodson in the stern. She was towed to
Portland by HMS Bligh and declared a total loss.
Former name:
USS George DE 276