HMS Bullen
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HMS Bullen (K 469) was a Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". of the Royal Navy during World War II. She was named after Charles Bullen who was captain of Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". at the Battle of Trafalgar. Originally laid down as DE-78, a turbo-electric (TE) type Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., she was diverted to the Royal Navy and named HMS Bullen before the launch.
Sinking
While part of the 19th Escort Group, Bullen was torpedoed by the German submarine Template:GS northwest of Strathy Point, Sutherland, Scotland on 6 December 1944, striking her midships. 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.
References
- Donald Collingwood The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War Leo Cooper (1998), Template:ISBN.
- Bruce Hampton Franklin The Buckley-Class Destroyer Escorts 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 entry can be found here.
External links
- uboat.net page for HMS Bullen
- uboat.net page for U-775
- captainclassfrigates.co.uk
- SI 2008/950 Designation under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986
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