While part of the 19th
Escort Group, Bullen was torpedoed by the
German submarineU-775 northwest of Strathy Point,
Sutherland, Scotland on 6 December 1944, striking her midships. Of the crew of HMS Bullen, 71 died and 97 survived. The wrecksite is designated as a 'protected place' under the
Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.
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Bruce Hampton Franklin The Buckley-Class Destroyer Escorts Chatham Publishing (1999),
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Niestle, Axel (1998). German U-Boat Losses During World War II. United States Naval Institute.
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