HMS Bentinck (K314)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Bentinck.
HMS Bentinck was a Captain-class frigate during World War II. Named after John Bentinck commander of HMS Niger which participated in a number of engagements during the Seven Years' War including one in which HMS Niger defeated the French 74-gun ship of the line Diadem.
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Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, US) |
Laid down | 29 June 1942 |
Launched | 3 February 1943 |
Commissioned | 19 May 1943 |
Decommissioned | Returned to US Navy on 5 January 1946 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 26 May 1946 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Buckley-class destroyer escort |
Displacement | 1,800 tons fully loaded |
Length | 306 ft (93 m) overall |
Beam | 36.5 ft (11.1 m) |
Draught | 11 ft (3.4 m) fully loaded |
Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
Endurance | 5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
Complement | Typically between 170 & 180 |
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Originally destined for the US Navy as a turbo-electric (TE) type Buckley-class destroyer escort, HMS Bentinck was provisionally given the name USS Bull (later this name was reassigned to DE 693) however the delivery was diverted to the Royal Navy before the launch.