HMS Bentinck (K314)
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HMS Bentinck was a Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". during World War II. Named after John Bentinck commander of Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". which participated in a number of engagements during the Seven Years' War including one in which HMS Niger defeated the French 74-gun ship of the line Diadem.
Originally destined for the US Navy as a turbo-electric (TE) type Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., HMS Bentinck was provisionally given the name USS Bull (later this name was reassigned to DE 693) however the delivery was diverted to the Royal Navy before the launch.
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HMS Bentinck served exclusively with the 4th Escort Group taking part in operations in the Arctic (Russian Convoys) and the North Atlantic.
On 26 January 1945 the submarine Template:GS was sunk in the Irish Sea south of the Isle of Man, at position Script error: No such module "Coordinates". by the frigates HMS Bentinck, Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". and Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".. U-1051 was forced to the surface by the use of depth charges, then a gun battle ensued with U-1051 finally sinking after it had been rammed by HMS Aylmer. This action resulted in the loss of all 47 crew of U-1051.
On 8 April 1945 the submarine Template:GS was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, at position Script error: No such module "Coordinates". by the frigates HMS Bentinck and HMS Calder. U-774 was attacked by the use of depth charges after its periscope was spotted by a lookout on HMS Calder. This action resulted in loss of all 44 crew aboard U-774.
On 21 April 1945, the submarine Template:GS was sunk in the North Atlantic west of Ireland, at position Script error: No such module "Coordinates". by the frigates HMS Bentinck, Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". and Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".. U-636 was attacked by the use of depth charges. This action resulted in loss of all 42 crew aboard U-636.
General information
- Pennant (UK): K 314
- Pennant (US): DE 52
References
- The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War by Donald Collingwood. published by Leo Cooper (1998), Template:ISBN.
- The Buckley-Class Destroyer Escorts by Bruce Hampton Franklin, published by Chatham Publishing (1999), Template:ISBN.
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- Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entries can be found here and here.
External links
- uboat.net page for HMS Bentinck
- uboat.net page for U-1051
- uboat.net page for U-774
- uboat.net page for U-636
- captainclassfrigates.co.uk
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