| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 314 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 29 Jun 1942 |
| Launched | 3 Feb 1943 |
| Commissioned | 19 May 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 52. Returned to the USN on 5 January 1946. Later sold for scrap. Sold to Taiwan 26 May 1946. |
| Former name | USS Bull DE-52 |
Commands listed for HMS Bentinck (K 314)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Henry Joseph Rawle Paramore, RN | Apr 1943 | 12 Sep 1943 |
| 2 | Cdr. Evelyn Henry Chavasse, DSO, DSC, RN | 12 Sep 1943 | 10 Jul 1944 |
| 3 | Cdr. Robert Cecil Somers Garwood, RN | 10 Jul 1944 | Feb 1945 |
| 4 | A/Lt.Cdr. Peter Reginald Glenholme Worth, RN | Feb 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Bentinck include:
26 Jan 1945
The German submarine U-1051 was sunk in the Irish Sea south of the Isle of Man, in position 53º39'N, 05º23'W, by ramming and depth charges from the British frigates HMS Aylmer (Lt. A.D.P. Campbell, RN), HMS Calder (Lt.Cdr. E. Playne, DSC, RNVR), HMS Bentinck (Cdr. R.C.S. Garwood, RN) and HMS Manners (A/Cdr. J.V. Waterhouse, DSO, RN). (see map)
8 Apr 1945
The German submarine U-774 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 49º58'N, 11º51'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Calder (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E. Playne, DSC, RNVR) and HMS Bentinck (A/Lt.Cdr. P.R.G. Worth, RN). (see map)
21 Apr 1945
The German submarine U-636 was sunk in the North Atlantic west of Ireland, in position 55º50'N, 10º31'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bazely (A/Lt.Cdr. J.W. Cooper, DSC, RNR), HMS Drury (Lt.Cdr. N.J. Parker, RN) and HMS Bentinck (A/Lt.Cdr. P.R.G. Worth, RN). (see map)
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