| 词条 | HMS Bickerton (K466) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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HMS Bickerton was a {{sclass2-|Captain|frigate}} of the {{sclass-|Buckley|destroyer escort|5}} type during World War II. Named after Sir Richard Bickerton commander of {{HMS|Terrible|1762|6}} at the First Battle of Ushant during the American Revolutionary War. Originally this ship was provisionally given the name USS Eisele (this name was reassigned to {{USS|Eisele|DE-34|1}}) however the delivery was diverted to the Royal Navy before launch. The Commanding Officers were Lieutenant EM Thorpe RN and Commander D. MacIntyre, (Senior Officer 5th Escort Group). Construction and careerBickerton served exclusively with the 5th Escort Group earning battle honours for service in the Arctic (Russian Convoys), North Atlantic, off Normandy and in the English Channel. On 6 May 1944, the German submarine {{Ship|German submarine|U-765||2}} was sunk in the North Atlantic — in position {{coord|52|30|N|28|28|W|display=inline}} — by depth charges from Bickerton, operating alongside two Fairey Swordfish (No. 825 Squadron) of the escort carrier {{HMS|Vindex|D15|2}} and frigates {{HMS|Bligh|K467|2}} and {{HMS|Aylmer|K463|2}}. Of the crew of U-765, 37 died and 11 survived. On 25 June, {{Ship|German submarine|U-269||2}} was sunk in the English Channel south-east of Torquay — in position {{coord|50|01|N|02|59|W|display=inline}} — by depth charges from Bickerton. Of the crew of U-269, 13 died and 39 survived. SinkingBickerton was escorting the second group of escort carriers ({{HMS|Trumpeter|D09|2}} and {{HMS|Nabob|D77|2}}) from the Home Fleet (under Admiral Moore), which covered the convoy JW-59 and launched further attacks (Operation Goodwood) on the German battleship {{Ship|German battleship|Tirpitz||2}} in Altenfjord. Before the group was able to launch an attack on Tirpitz, {{Ship|German submarine|U-354||2}} encountered them on her search for the convoy northwest of the North Cape in the Barents Sea. At about 01:00 on 22 August, U-354 badly damaged Nabob with a pattern-running FAT torpedo spread. The U-boat then tried to sink her at 01:22 with a GNAT homing torpedo, which struck Bickerton. She was subsequently scuttled by a torpedo from {{HMS|Vigilant|R93|2}} at position {{coord|71|42|N|19|11|E|display=inline,title}}. References
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