Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Fletcher |
Pennant | DD 571 |
Built by | Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd. (Orange, Texas, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
Laid down | 25 Jun 1941 |
Launched | 1 Apr 1942 |
Commissioned | 8 Dec 1942 |
End service | 18 Apr 1946 |
History | Decommissioned 18 April 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Claxton (ii) (DD 571)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Cdr. Herald Franklin Stout, USN | 8 Dec 1942 | 6 Jul 1944 |
2 | Lt.Cdr. Miles Hunter Hubbard, USN | 6 Jul 1944 | 20 Nov 1944 |
3 | T/Cdr. Maxim William Firth, USN | 20 Nov 1944 | 21 Sep 1945 |
4 | Lcmdr Kenneth George Robinson, USN | 21 Sep 1945 | 18 Apr 1946 |
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Notable events involving Claxton (ii) include:
24 Jan 1943
USS R-12 (Lt.Cdr. E.E. Shelby, USN) participated in A/S exercises off Guantanamo Bay together with USS Claxton (Cdr. H.F. Stout, USN), USS Charles Ausburne (Lt.Cdr.L.K. Reynolds, USN) and USS Stanly (Cdr. R.W. Cavenagh, USN).
28 Jan 1943
USS R-12 (Lt.Cdr. E.E. Shelby, USN) participated in A/S exercises off Guantanamo Bay together with USS Claxton (Cdr. H.F. Stout, USN).
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