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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=Howard Hartwell James Benson|nick=Howard H. J. Benson|appt=20 October, 1919|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=Howard Hartwell James Benson|nick=Howard H. J. Benson|appt=20 October, 1919|precBy=New Command}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:40, 3 November 2015
| U.S.S. Buchanan (1919) | |
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| Hull Number: | DD-131 |
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works[1] |
| Laid down: | 29 Jun, 1918[2] |
| Launched: | 2 Jan, 1919[3] |
| Commissioned: | 20 Jan, 1919[4] |
| Decommissioned: | 7 Jun, 1922[5] |
| Expended: | 28 Mar, 1942[6] |
| Fate: | as H.M.S. Campbeltown |
U.S.S. Buchanan was one of one hundred and eleven Wickes class destroyers completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
Buchanan was commissioned on 20 January, 1919 under command of Lieutenant Commander Howard H. J. Benson.
Captains
- Lieutenant Commander Howard H. J. Benson, 20 October, 1919
See Also
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