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
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