Allied Warships

HMS Bullen (K 469)

Frigate of the Captain class

National Maritime Museum Photograph #N6367

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Frigate
Class	Captain
Pennant	K 469
Built by	Bethlehem Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)
Ordered	10 Jan 1942
Laid down	17 May 1943
Launched	7 Aug 1943
Commissioned	25 Oct 1943
Lost	6 Dec 1944
Loss position	58° 30'N, 5° 03'W

History	Never commissioned into US Navy, transferred to Britain as lend lease upon completion. On 6 December 1944 HMS Bullen (Lt.Cdr. Anthony Heron Parish, RN) was torpedoed and sunk by U-775 west off Strathy Point, Scotland in position 58º30'N, 05º03'W. Of the 168 crewmembers on board 71 went down with the ship. Hit by U-boat Sunk on 6 Dec 1944 by U-775 (Taschenmacher).
U-boat Attack	See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Bullen

Commands listed for HMS Bullen (K 469)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt. Anthony Heron Parish, RN	25 Oct 1943	6 Dec 1944 (+)

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Notable events involving Bullen include:

22 May 1944
HMS Safari (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted attack exercises for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) in the Clyde area during which HMS Braithwaite (Lt.Cdr. E.M. Mackay, RD, RNR) and HMS Bullen (Lt. A.H. Parish, RN) served as the targets. These included night exercises. (1)

23 May 1944
HMS Safari (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted night attack exercises for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) in the Clyde area during which HMS Braithwaite (Lt.Cdr. E.M. Mackay, RD, RNR) and HMS Bullen (Lt. A.H. Parish, RN) served as the targets. Upon completion of these exercises HMS Safari returned to Rothesay. (1)

24 May 1944
HMS Safari (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted attack exercises for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) in the Clyde area during which HMS Braithwaite (Lt.Cdr. E.M. Mackay, RD, RNR), HMS Bullen (Lt. A.H. Parish, RN) and HMS Jan van Gelder (Lt. P.D. O'Driscoll, RNR) served as the targets. These included night exercises. (1)

25 May 1944
HMS Safari (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted night attack exercises for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) in the Clyde area during which HMS Braithwaite (Lt.Cdr. E.M. Mackay, RD, RNR), HMS Bullen (Lt. A.H. Parish, RN) and HMS Jan van Gelder (Lt. P.D. O'Driscoll, RNR) served as the targets. Upon completion of these exercises HMS Safari proceeded to Rothesay. (1)

6 Jun 1944
Around 0530B/6, HMS Nelson (Capt. A.H. Maxwell-Hyslop, AM, RN) departed Milford Haven for Plymouth where she arrived around 1930B/6. She was escorted by the destroyer HMS Duncan (Lt. D.G.D. Hall-Wright, RN) and the frigates HMS Goodall (Lt.Cdr. J.V. Fulton, RNVR) and HMS Bullen (Lt. A.H. Parish, RN). (2)