HMS Gould
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Lovering (DE-272) |
| Namesake | U.S. Navy Ensign William Bacon Lovering (1913-1942), killed in action aboard the destroyer USS Hammann (DD-412) during the Battle of Midway on 6 June 1942 |
| Ordered | 25 January 1942 |
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Laid down | 23 April 1943 |
| Launched | 4 June 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Joseph S. Lovering |
| Completed | 18 September 1943 |
| Commissioned | never |
| Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom 18 September 1943 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Gould (K476) |
| Namesake | Admiral Sir Davidge Gould (1758-1847), British naval officer who was commanding officer of HMS Audacious at the Battle of the Nile in 1798 |
| Acquired | 18 September 1943 |
| Commissioned | 18 September 1943 |
| Fate | Sunk by U-358, 1 March 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,140 long tons (1,158 t) |
| Length | 289.5 ft (88.2 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
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| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Range | 5,000 nautical miles (9,260 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 156 |
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| Notes | Pennant number K476 |
HMS Gould (K476) was a British Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy in commission during World War II. Originally constructed as the United States Navy Evarts-class destroyer escort USS Lovering (DE-272), she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 until her sinking in 1944.