1) American beer brand 2) Object of a futile chase 3) Part of a V-formation 
HMS Wild Goose was a British Black Swan Class escort sloop of 1250 tons displacement launched in 1942. She was armed with six 4-inch dual-purpose guns and ten smaller guns. Two 3-drum type boilers provided a top speed of 19.25 knots and she carried a complement of 180.