USS Claxton

USS Claxton (DD-140), named for Thomas Claxton, was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Entering service in 1919, the destroyer saw intermittent use during the interwar period. During World War II, Claxton was transferred to the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Salisbury. The ship saw service in the Battle of the Atlantic before sold for scrapping in 1944.

MainTimelineWikipediaGalleryBibliographyTableSearchFiles

1930 Wikimedia, Wikidata
DD-140; HMCS Sailsbury; HMS Salisbury; I52
speed 35 knot,
Town-class destroyer, Wickes-class destroyer, destroyer, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, United States Navy, United States,

Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1930-01-22T00:00:00Z

1930 USS Claxton

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1918-04-25T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1919-01-14T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1930-01-22T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1940-12-05T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1922-06-18T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1940-12-05T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1943-12-10T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

{"selectable":false,"showCurrentTime":false,"width":"100%","zoomMin":100000000000}

Frameless

USS Claxton (DD-140) underway in San Diego Harbor, California (USA), on 7 October 1932 (NH 64526)

USS Claxton (DD-140) in the mid-1930s

Laid up destroyers at San Diego in 1922

Type	Subtype	Description	Source

link	page	Dreadnought Project page^@	Wikidata
link	page	naval-history.net page^@	Wikidata
link	page	NavSource Naval History page^@	Wikidata
link	page	uboat.net page^@	Wikidata
commons	image	USS Claxton (DD-140) underway in San Diego Harbor, California (USA), on 7 October 1932 (NH 64526)	Commons
commons	image	USS Claxton (DD-140) in the mid-1930s	Commons
commons	image	Laid up destroyers at San Diego in 1922	Commons

USS Claxton

From Warlike

Q4552389