USS Edwards (DD-265)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Edwards |
| Namesake | William W. Edwards |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum Victory Yard |
| Laid down | 3 June 1918 |
| Launched | 10 October 1918 |
| Commissioned | 24 April 1919 |
| Decommissioned | 8 October 1940 |
| Stricken | 8 January 1941 |
| Identification | DD-265 |
| Fate | Transferred to U.K., 8 October 1940 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Buxton |
| Acquired | 8 October 1940 |
| Commissioned | 8 October 1940 |
| Identification | H96 |
| Honours & awards | Atlantic 1941-42 |
| Fate | Transferred to Canada, August 1942 |
| Canada | |
| Name | HMCS Buxton |
| Acquired | August 1942 |
| Identification | Pennant number: H96 |
| Honours & awards | Atlantic 1942-43 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 21 March 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,215 tons |
| Length | 314 ft 4 in (95.81 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range | 4,900 nmi (9,100 km; 5,600 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 120 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Edwards (DD-265) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Buxton (H96) and later in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II.