HMS Bullen (K469)

HMS "Bullen" was a "Buckley" class Captain class frigate during World War II. Named after Captain Charles Bullen of HMS|Britannia|1762|6 at the battle of Trafalgar.

The Commanding Officer was Lt Cdr A.H. Parrish RN.

inking

The submarine U-775 torpedoed and sunk HMS "Bullen", the torpedo struck HMS "Bullen" midships. This incident happened at position coord|58|30|N|05|03|W northwest of Strathy Point, Scotland on December 6, 1944. Of the crew of HMS "Bullen" 71 died and 97 survived. The wrecksite is designated as a "protected place" under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.

General Information

* Pennant (UK): K 469
* Pennant (US): DE 78
* Built by: Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)

External links

* [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/5482.html Uboat.net page for HMS Bullen]
* [http://uboat.net/boats/u775.htm Uboat.net page for U-775]
* [http://www.captainclassfrigates.co.uk/ captainclassfrigates.co.uk]
* [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uksi_20080950_en_1 SI 2008/950] Designation under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986

References

* "The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War" by Donald Collingwood. published by Leo Cooper (1998), ISBN 085052 615 9.
* "The Buckley-Class Destroyer Escorts" by Bruce Hampton Franklin, published by Chatham Publishing (1999), ISBN 086176118X.
* "German U-Boat Losses During World War II" by Axel Niestle, published by United States Naval Inst (1998), ISBN 1557506418.