Type:

Destroyer

Class:

Town 

Pennant:

H 96 

Built by:

Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.,Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 

Laid down:

20 Apr, 1918 

Launched:

10 Oct, 1918 

Commissioned:

9 Oct, 1940 

End service:

4 Nov, 1944

Commissioned in the Royal Navy 8 October 1940 as HMS Buxton, the overage destroyer served in Canadian waters briefly as the U-boat war intensified. She was then allocated to 6th Escort Group, Western Approaches Command, for dangerous and vital duty keeping the supply line open to Britain. In October 1943, when newer escorts were available, she was transferred to The Royal Canadian Navy, as  HMCS Buxton and stationed at Digby, Nova Scotia, until the end of 1944. She was finally paid off early in 1945.  

Ex-USS Edwards DD 265 (as below)