| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 480 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 25 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 20 May 1943 |
| Launched | 8 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 9 Oct 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | At 15.14 hours on 25 June 1944 the German submarine U-984 fired a Gnat torpedo at the ships of the 5th Escort Group and hit HMS Goodson (A/Lt.Cdr. Jack Winston Cooper, RNR (retired)) in the stern. She was towed to Portland by HMS Bligh and declared a total loss. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Goodson |
| Former name | USS George DE 276 |
Commands listed for HMS Goodson (K 480)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Frank Brown Allen, RNR | 9 Oct 1943 | May 1944 |
| 2 | A/Lt.Cdr. (retired) Jack Winston Cooper, RNR | 1 May 1944 | mid 1945 |
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