HMS Bullen (K 469)
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| Name | HMS Bullen (K 469) | ||
| Type: | Frigate (Captain) | ||
| Tonnage | 1.300 tons | ||
| Completed | 1943 - Bethlehem Hingham, Hingham MA | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 6 Dec, 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-775 (Erich Taschenmacher) | ||
| Position | 58.30N, 05.03W - Grid AN 15 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 168 officers and men (71 dead and 97 survivors). | ||
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| History | Laid down as an unnamed American destroyer escort DE 78 of the Buckley-class and transferred to Britain as HMS Bullen (K 469) upon completion on 25 Oct, 1943. | ||
| Notes on loss | On 6 Dec, 1944, the HMS Bullen (K 469) (LtCdr A.H. Parish RN) of the 19th Escort Group was sunk by a Gnat from U-775 off Strathy Point in the Pentland Firth. The HMS Loch Insh (K 433) and HMS Goodall (K 479) of the same Escort Group hunted the U-boat for the next 14 hours but she escaped undamaged. | ||
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