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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. | 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. | ||
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. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 21:04, 28 September 2016
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
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 15 Oct, 1912[3] |
Succeeded by Edward C. Boyle |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. E 8 Feb, 1914[4] |
Succeeded by Francis H. H. Goodhart |
| Preceded by Francis H. H. Goodhart |
Captain of H.M.S. E 8 16 Jun, 1914[5] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
