HMS Bickerton

HMS Bickerton was a Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She served during the World War II as a convoy escort and anti-submarine warfare vessel in the Battle of the Atlantic and was an effective U-boat killer, being credited with the destruction of two U-boats during a service career of just 10 months. Bickerton was lost in action on 22 August 1944.

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1943  Wikidata
K466
speed 24 knot, length 93.2 metre, draft 3.3 metre, beam 11.1 metre, 
Buckley-class destroyer escort, Captain-class frigate, shipwreck, destroyer escort, Royal Navy, Bethlehem Steel, United States Navy, United States, 

• naval-history.net page^@
• uboat.net page^@
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Location: 71.7, 19.1833, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

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1943 HMS Bickerton

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keel laying

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ship launching

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ship commissioning

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Frameless

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		naval-history.net page@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1943	HMS Bickerton	destroyer escort, shipwreck, Buckley-class destroyer escort, Captain-class frigate	Wikidata