HMS Bickerton K466 (DE 75)
Buckley Class
Named after Sir R Bickerton of the Terrible at Ushant.
- Laid Down
- 3rd May 1943 at Bethlehem Steel, Hingham, MA.
- Launched
- 26th July 1943
- Commissioned
- 17th October 1943
- Date returned to US Navy
- NOT RETURNED TO US NAVY
- Fate
- Torpedoed by U 354 in the Barents Sea during Operation "GOODWOOD" 22nd August 1944 Abandoned and sunk by own forces. 37 of the crew were killed.
- Commanding Officers
- Lt E.M.Thorpe RN October 1943
Commander D.McIntyre RN (SO 5th EG)
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