HMS Bentley
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Builder | Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard |
| Laid down | 26 April 1943 |
| Launched | 17 July 1943 |
| Commissioned | 13 October 1943 |
| Decommissioned | Returned to US Navy on 5 November 1945 |
| Fate | Sold on 17 June 1947 for scrapping |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Captain-class frigate |
| Displacement | 1,800 long tons (1,829 t) fully loaded |
| Length | 306 ft (93 m) overall |
| Beam | 36.5 ft (11.1 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft (3.4 m) fully loaded |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
| Endurance | 5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | Typically between 170 & 180 |
HMS Bentley was a Captain-class frigate which served during World War II. The ship was named after Sir John Bentley who entered the Royal Navy in 1720. Between 1744 and 1761 he commanded a series of ships and took part in the decisive victory at the Battle of Quiberon Bay in 1759 while commanding a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line HMS Warspite.
Originally destined for the US Navy as a turbo-electric (TE) type Buckley-class destroyer escort, HMS Bentley was provisionally given the name USS Ebert (later this name was reassigned to DE 768) however the delivery was diverted to the Royal Navy before the launch.