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1205827 PO(Stoker) Frederick Richard Brook Royal Navy HMS Goliath. from:Wadebridge. Cornwall (d.13th May 1915) Petty Officer (Stoker) Frederick Brook served with the Royal Navy during WW1 and was killed in action on the 13th May 1915, aged 26. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial in Plymouth. He was the son of Francis John and Emily Louisa Brook, of Egloshayle Rd., Wadebridge. Cornwall On the night of May 12-13, 1915, HMS Goliath was stationed in Morto Bay off Cape Helles, along with HMS Cornwallis and a screen of five destroyers. Around 1 am on May 13, the Turkish torpedo boat Muavenet, which was manned by a combined German and Turkish crew, eluded the destroyers HMS Beagle and HMS Bulldog and closed on the battleships. Muavenet fired three torpedoes which struck Goliath causing a massive explosion – the ship capsized almost immediately taking 570 of the 700-strong crew to the bottom. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**