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| + | {{CommRN}} '''Francis Herbert Heaveningham Goodhart''', A.M., D.S.O., Royal Navy (10 July, 1884 – 30 January, 1917) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
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| + | Born in Bierlow, the son of Reverend C. A. Goodhart, Francis Goodhart gained four months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}. | ||
| − | = | + | Goodhart was appointed as captain of the {{UK-D3|f=t}} on 15 October, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 343}} |
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| − | == | + | Goodhart was awarded the Cross of St. George by Tsar Nicholas II for his role in sinking the {{DE-PrinzAdalbert|f=t}} while in command of {{UK-E8}} on 23 October, 1915. |
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| + | Goodhart died in a diving accident while on loan to the {{UK-K13|f=t}} on 29 January, 1917 as he was awaiting his own {{UK-K14}} to be completed. He attempted to escape the sunken submarine along with her captain, [[Godfrey Herbert]], but failed to escape the conning tower where his body was later discovered. | ||
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| + | *[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7919721&queryType=1&resultcount=1 ADM 196/49] | ||
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Revision as of 09:58, 28 August 2017
Commander Francis Herbert Heaveningham Goodhart, A.M., D.S.O., Royal Navy (10 July, 1884 – 30 January, 1917) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Service
Born in Bierlow, the son of Reverend C. A. Goodhart, Francis Goodhart gained four months' time on passing out of Britannia.
Goodhart was appointed as captain of the submarine D 3 on 15 October, 1912.[1]
Goodhart was awarded the Cross of St. George by Tsar Nicholas II for his role in sinking the armoured cruiser Prinz Adalbert while in command of E 8 on 23 October, 1915.
Goodhart died in a diving accident while on loan to the submarine K 13 on 29 January, 1917 as he was awaiting his own K 14 to be completed. He attempted to escape the sunken submarine along with her captain, Godfrey Herbert, but failed to escape the conning tower where his body was later discovered.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. C 6 before Oct, 1908[2] |
Succeeded by Vincent M. Cooper |
| Preceded by Frederick A. Somerville |
Captain of H.M.S. D 3 5 Feb, 1912 – Feb, 1914 |
Succeeded by Edward C. Boyle |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. E 8 Feb, 1914[3] – Dec, 1916 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 343.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 302.
