HMS Bullen (1944): Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

HMS Bullen 1944

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

Name	HMS Bullen	Wikidata label
Year lost	1944	English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed)
Era	Second World War	derived from year
Ship type	frigate, destroyer	Wikidata P31 instance of
Cause of loss	War action	Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence
Nationality / flag	United Kingdom	Wikidata P8047 country of registry
Operator	Royal Navy	Wikidata P137 operator
Conflict	World War II	Wikidata P607 conflict
Sea / ocean	North Atlantic Ocean	Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coast	Scotland	Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 16 km from land
Position	58.6996, -4.2023	Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Bullen (K 469) was a Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy during World War II. Originally laid down as BDE-78, a Buckley-class destroyer escort, she was diverted to the Royal Navy and named HMS Bullen before the launch. The ship was sunk by a German submarine in 1944.

Location

Recorded position: 58.6996, -4.2023 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: North Atlantic Ocean
Nearest coast: Scotland

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OpenStreetMap

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Bullen (revision 1375366530), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.