HMS Bickerton
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Eisele |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc., Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Laid down | 3 May 1943 |
| Identification | DE-75 |
| Fate | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Bickerton |
| Namesake | Sir Richard Bickerton |
| Launched | 26 July 1943 |
| Commissioned | 17 October 1943 |
| Identification | Pennant number K466 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk 22 August 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Captain-class frigate |
| Displacement | 1,800 long tons (1,829 t) (fully loaded) |
| Length | 306 ft (93 m) (overall) |
| Beam | 36 ft 6 in (11.13 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft (3.4 m) (fully loaded) |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Range | 5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | Typically between 170–180 |
HMS Bickerton was a Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She served during the World War II as a convoy escort and anti-submarine warfare vessel in the Battle of the Atlantic and was an effective U-boat killer, being credited with the destruction of two U-boats during a service career of just 10 months. Bickerton was lost in action on 22 August 1944.