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No Photo Available	-	Thomas Claxton, born in Baltimore, Md., entered the Navy as a midshipman 17 December 1810. He was mortally wounded after gallant service in the Battle of Lake Erie 10 September 1813, dying at Erie, Pa., 17 October 1813.		Robert M. Cieri
	108k	Undated, New York City. USS Jacob Jones (DD 130) and USS Claxton (DD-140). Photo from the collection of Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	162k	Another view of the above.		Ed Zajkowski
	96k	Circa 1918-1926. Entering San Pedro harbor.		Jon Burdett
	109k	USS Kennison (DD 138) alongside USS Claxton (DD 140) at Mare Island on July 1, 1919.		Darryl Baker
	56k	USS Taylor (DD-94) and USS Claxton (DD-140) Havana, Cuba 1920. Naval Historical Center photo NH95508.		Daniel Dunham
	115k	Panoramic photograph of the Division's ships, taken by O.A.Tunnell in San Diego Harbour, California, probably on 14 August 1920. The ships are, from left to right: USS Kennison (DD-138); USS Claxton (DD-140); USS Ward (DD-139); USS Boggs (DD-136); and USS Hamilton (DD-141). The image is copied from the original print for Photo # NH106144. Donation of Rear Admiral Joe Stanton Thompson, USN (Retired), 2008. US Naval Historical Centre Photo # NH 106144-A.		Robert Hurst
	186k	USS Claxton (DD 140) circa 1922, location unknown.		Darryl Baker
	138k	Destroyers at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 11 April 1930 These ships are (from left to right): USS Badger (DD-126); USS Claxton (DD-140); USS Philip (DD-76); USS Broome (DD-210); and the stricken Corry (ex DD-334), which is being scrapped.		Fred Weiss
	45k	From the scrapbook of Calvin Betterton who served aboard from 1934-1937.		Sam Betterton
On British Service
Not commissioned at Halifax until 5 December 1940, HMS Salisbury arrived at Devonport on 9 January 1941 for a refit lasting until 3 March. Thereafter the ship worked up in the Channel prior to joining 2nd Escort Group for the North Atlantic. Transferring later to 4th Escort Group, HMS Salisbury worked up until 26 October 1941 when she arrived at Rosyth for further refit and alteration. On completion of refit, HMS Salisbury was employed as a special escort for specific convoys, including several of the WS series of troop convoys, the return of the US carrier USS Wasp from Operation "Calendar" and the subsequent passage of the same ship to Gibralter for Operation "Bowery" (both operations being the supply of Spitfires to Malta, flown off USS Wasp). In September 1942, HMS Salisbury went to Halifax and joined WLEF, she needed major boiler repairs shortly after and went to Charleston, SC, from late November 1942 to mid-January 1943, and had a further lengthy spell at Boston from 6 April 1943 to 12 June 1943. Returning to duty at Halifax with WLEF, HMS Salisbury finally paid off due to defects and laid up at Halifax from 10 December 1943. She was offered to the USN as a source of spares for their flush deckers, but the offer was declined and she was listed for disposal on 22 April 1944 and sold on 26 June, eventually being broken up in the USA during April 1945. (Foreign service history thanks to Robert Hurst)
	146k	USS Claxton (DD 140) at Halifax being converted for British duty in late 1940.		Darryl Baker
	47k	HMS Salisbury (ex-USS Claxton, DD-140) between June and August 1942 showing the usual 1942 alterations: Type 271 radar, centreline torpedo tubes aft, HF/DF and 20 mm oerlikons in the beam positions and further aft. No Hedgehog is fitted (Admiralty official).		Robert Hurst
	62k	As above.		Robert Hurst

LCDR F. T. Leighton    Sep 15 1919 - ?
(Decommissioned Jun 18 1922 - Jan 22 1930)
LCDR Kenneth Floyd-Jones    ? 1932 - ?
LCDR William Cyprian Cross    ? 1938 - Sep 1940
LCDR John Keane Reybold    Sep 1940 - Oct 1940