HMS GOATHLAND L27

Class:…………………………Hunt Type III – Escort Destroyer

Builder:……………………..Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Govan

Yard number:…………….694

Laid down:………………….30 Jan 1941

Launched:……………………3 Feb 1942

Completed:………………….6 Nov 1942

Propulsion:…………………..2 Shafts each driven by Parsons Geared Steam Turbines with steam provided by 2 Admiralty 3 drum oil fired boilers

Speed:…………………………27 knots

Range:………………………….2350 nautical miles at 20 knots

Fate:…………………..24 July 1944: Activated a ground mine during patrol and sustained major structural damage with some flooding. Propulsion turbines and generators damaged with shafts bent.

The next day, the vessel was towed to Portsmouth, where its damage was investigated. The need to repair the vessel was high, but only the necessary repairs were made to the vessel to enable it to get moving. The ship was removed from service and anchored in Portsmouth to await its fate

Goathland was taken eventually to Inverary where she was first laid up then taken to the Gareloch.

1946: Taken to Troon for scrapping by West of Scotland Shipbreaking.

 

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