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Eisele (DE-75)
HMS Bickerton (K-466)

CLASS - Buckley
Displacement 1,400 Tons, Dimensions, 306' (oa) x 37' x 13' 6" (Max)
Armament 3 x 3"/50, 4 x 1.1" AA, 8 x 20 mm AA, 3 x 21"TT (1x3) 1 Hedgehog, 8 DCT, 2racks.
Machinery, 12,000 SHP; G. E. Turbines with electric drive, 2 screws
Speed, 24 Knots, Range 6,000 NM @ 12 Knts. Crew 186.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Hingham, Hingham MA on 3 May 1943
Launched 26 July 1943, Commissioned (USN) Never
To Britain as lend lease 17 October 1943, Renamed HMS Bickerton
Fate: Torpedoed by U-354 in the Barents Sea on 22 August 1944
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Evarts 41k 'Captain' class frigate Bickerton, operating with her support group in company with the RN cruiser Kent and escort carrier Trunpeter. She was torpedoed and sunk shortly afterwards. [Imperial War Museum photo, from the book "Allied Escort Ships of World War II (A Complete Survey)", by Peter Elliott] Edib Krlicbegovic,
Bosnia - Hercegovina
Evarts 50k 22 August 1944: shown shortly after being torpedoed Nick Tiberio
History of HMS Bickerton (K-466), ex-Eisele DE-75
(No U.S. Navy service, History Not Available)
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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