= 2 0 ▁ ▁Category : F ellow ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁IE EE ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁HMS ▁G ould ▁( K 4 7 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁Captain - class ▁fr ig ate ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁in ▁commission ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Origin ally ▁constructed ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁Ev arts - class ▁destroy er ▁esc ort ▁USS ▁L over ing ▁( DE - 2 7 2 ), ▁she ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁until ▁her ▁s inking ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁and ▁transfer ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁ordered ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁laid ▁down ▁as ▁the ▁destroy er ▁esc ort ▁USS ▁L over ing ▁( DE - 2 7 2 ), ▁the ▁first ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁name , ▁by ▁the ▁Boston ▁Navy ▁Y ard ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts , ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁She ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Mrs . ▁Joseph ▁S . ▁L over ing , ▁sister - in - law ▁of ▁the ▁ships ▁names ake , ▁the ▁late ▁En sign ▁William ▁B . ▁L over ing . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁transferred ▁the ▁ship ▁upon ▁completion ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁under ▁L end - Le ase ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4