Please Report Any Broken Links Or Trouble You Might Come Across To The Webmaster
Please Take A Moment To Let Us Know So That We Can Correct Any Problems And Make Your Visit As Enjoyable And As Informative As Possible.

NavSource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive

USS Bull (DE-52)
HMS Bentinck (K-314)

CLASS: BUCKLEY (lend-lease)
TYPE: TE (turbine-electric drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,400 tons (std) 1,740 tons (full) Dimensions: 306' (oa), 300' (wl) x 36' 9" x 13' 6" (max)
Armament: 3-3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1-1.1"/75 Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 8-20mm Mk 4 AA (varied by ship),
1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 , 4-Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2-Mk9 depth charge tracks
Machinery: 2 "D" Express boilers, G.E. turbines with electric drive, 12000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 knots Range: 4,940 nm @ 12 knots Crew: 186
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Hingham, Hingham MA on 29 June 1942
Launched 3 February 1943, Commissioned (USN) Never
To Britain as lend lease 19 May 1943, Renamed HMS Bentinck
Returned USN, 5 January 1946, Stricken 7 February 1946
Fate: sold for scrapping 1946
Click On Image
For Full Size Image		 Size Image Description Contributed
By And/Or Copyright
Bull 113k Hingham MA, 1943
(Note: The same photo, in order received, from 3 different people, with three different dates and locations.)		 Nick Tiberio
Bull 64k My late father served in Bentinck as supply officer until early 1944. This photo was taken during that period, possibly at Bermuda during work up. For some reason, perhaps wartime censorship, the hull number has been removed from the photo but the reflection of "K314" is visible on the water. In the RN these vessels were known as the Captain class, all named for captains in Nelson's victorious fleet at the battle of Trafalgar. Brian Dobson
Bull 63k Bentinck oiling at Norfolk before leaving for Bermuda. The camouflage was the original, but painted out on arrival in the UK in favour of the standard North Atlantic pattern. Note H/F D/F and crow's nest already fitted. [Ministry of Defence photo, from the book "Allied Escort Ships of World War II (A Complete Survey)", by Peter Elliott] Edib Krlicbegovic,
Bosnia - Hercegovina
History of HMS Bentinck (K-314), ex-Bull DE-52
(No U.S. Navy service, History Not Available)
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Not Applicable To This Ship

To The DE Photo Index Page
Back To The Main Photo Index

Comments, Suggestions, or Image Submissions, Please E-mail: DE Info
Problems or Site Related Matters, Please E-mail: Webmaster

This Page Is Created And Maintained by Mike Smolinski
All Pages Copyright © 1996 - 2008 Paul R. Yarnall © 2008 NavSource Naval History. All Rights Reserved.
Page Last Updated 19 September 2005