3 . ▁ ▁Service ▁history ▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁commission ed ▁into ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁as ▁the ▁fr ig ate ▁HMS ▁G ould ▁( K 4 7 6 ) ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁simultaneously ▁with ▁her ▁transfer . ▁She ▁served ▁on ▁con voy ▁esc ort ▁duty ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁G ould ▁joined ▁the ▁British ▁fr ig ates ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁in ▁a ▁depth - charge ▁attack ▁that ▁s ank ▁the ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁at ▁position ▁. ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁G ould ▁was ▁operating ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Esc ort ▁Group ▁when ▁she , ▁Aff le ck , ▁G ore , ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁fr ig ate ▁ ▁detected ▁the ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁north - n ortheast ▁of ▁the ▁Az ores ▁and ▁began ▁a ▁depth - charge ▁attack ▁which ▁continued ▁through ▁the ▁night ▁and ▁into ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁four ▁fr ig ates ▁dro pping ▁a ▁combined ▁ 1 0 4 ▁depth ▁charges . ▁ ▁G ore ▁and ▁Gar lies ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁withdraw ▁to ▁Gib ral tar ▁to ▁ref uel ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March , ▁but ▁Aff le ck ▁and ▁G ould ▁continued ▁to ▁attack ▁U - 3 5 8 . ▁During ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁ 1 ▁March , ▁U - 3 5 8 ▁succeeded ▁in ▁tor ped o ing