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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
''Claxton'' was commissioned on 13 September, 1919 with Lieutenant Commander [[Frank Thomson Leighton|Frank T. Leighton]] in command. | ''Claxton'' was commissioned on 13 September, 1919 with Lieutenant Commander [[Frank Thomson Leighton|Frank T. Leighton]] in command. | ||
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+ | ===Transfer to Royal Navy=== | ||
+ | She was transferred to Britain under the Lend/Lease program as '''H.M.S. ''Salisbury'''''. | ||
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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Claxton''" nat="US"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Claxton''" nat="US"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=Frank Thomson Leighton|nick=Frank T. Leighton|appt=13 September, 1919|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=Frank Thomson Leighton|nick=Frank T. Leighton|appt=13 September, 1919|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=Harry Dickson McHenry|nick=Harry D. McHenry|appt=December, 1921{{USOfficerReg1922|pp. 38-39}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=Harry Dickson McHenry|nick=Harry D. McHenry|appt=December, 1921{{USOfficerReg1922|pp. 38-39}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Eric George Anderson Clifford|nick=Eric G. A. Clifford|appt={{UBAllyWarship|4301}}|end={{UBAllyWarship|4301}}|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Salisbury''|note=ship is now H.M.S. ''Salisbury''}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Marcus Henry Reginald Crichton|nick=Marcus H. R. Crichton|appt=5 December, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4301}}|end=26 February, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4301}}|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Salisbury''}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Graham Thompson|nick=Charles G. Thompson|appt=26 February, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4301}}|end=2 October, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4301}}|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Salisbury''}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Bernard Jasper de St. Croix|nick=Bernard J. de St. Croix|appt=January, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4301}}|end=August, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4301}}|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Salisbury''}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Frank Capel Layard|nick=Arthur F. C. Layard|appt=August, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4301}}|end=early 1944{{UBAllyWarship|4301}}|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Salisbury''}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Revision as of 11:32, 11 November 2021
U.S.S. Claxton (1919) | |
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Hull Number: | DD-140 |
Builder: | Mare Island[1] |
Laid down: | 25 Apr, 1918[2] |
Launched: | 14 Jan, 1919[3] |
Commissioned: | 13 Sep, 1919[4] |
Decommissioned: | 18 Jun, 1922[5] |
Sold: | Oct, 1944[6] |
Fate: | as H.M.S. Salisbury |
Service
Claxton was commissioned on 13 September, 1919 with Lieutenant Commander Frank T. Leighton in command.
She was transferred to Britain under the Lend/Lease program as H.M.S. Salisbury.
Captains
- Lieutenant Commander Frank T. Leighton, 13 September, 1919
- Lieutenant Commander Harry D. McHenry, December, 1921[7]
- Commander Eric G. A. Clifford, [8] – [9] (ship is now H.M.S. Salisbury)
- Lieutenant-Commander Marcus H. R. Crichton, 5 December, 1940[10] – 26 February, 1941[11]
- Commander Charles G. Thompson, 26 February, 1941[12] – 2 October, 1942[13]
- Commander Bernard J. de St. Croix, January, 1943[14] – August, 1943[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur F. C. Layard, August, 1943[16] – early 1944[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 432.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 432.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 432.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 432.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 432.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 432.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 38-39.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
Bibliography