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Francis Goolden

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Francis Goolden
Birth nameFrancis Hugh Goolden
Born1885
Died1950
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
CommandsHMAS Sydney
HMS London
HMS Ganges
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II

Francis Goolden (1885–1950) was a Royal Navy officer who served during the First and Second World Wars.

He commanded the light cruiser Sydney in 1926–1927 and then commanded the heavy cruiser London in 1934–1937. Goolden retired in 1937, but was recalled to active duty when the Second World War began in 1939 to command the training base HMS Ganges in 1939–1940.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ Halpern, p. 219

Bibliography

  • Halpern, Paul G., ed. (2016). The Mediterranean Fleet, 1930–1939. Publications of the Navy Records Society. Vol. 163. London: Routledge for the Navy Records Society. ISBN 978-1-4724-7597-8.