USS Claxton

Summary

USS Claxton is a destroyer^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• USS Claxton's image is recorded as USS Claxton (DD-140) underway in San Diego Harbor, California (USA), on 7 October 1932 (NH 64526).jpg^[3].
• USS Claxton's instance of is recorded as destroyer^[4].
• USS Claxton's operator is recorded as United States Navy^[5].
• USS Claxton's operator is recorded as Royal Navy^[6].
• USS Claxton's operator is recorded as Royal Canadian Navy^[7].
• USS Claxton's manufacturer is recorded as Mare Island Naval Shipyard^[8].
• USS Claxton's vessel class is recorded as Wickes-class destroyer^[9].
• USS Claxton's vessel class is recorded as Town-class destroyer^[10].
• USS Claxton's Commons category is recorded as USS Claxton (DD-140)^[11].
• USS Claxton's country of origin is recorded as United States^[12].
• USS Claxton's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[13].
• USS Claxton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02fq0k^[14].
• USS Claxton's service entry is recorded as +1930-01-22T00:00:00Z^[15].
• USS Claxton's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[16].
• USS Claxton's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[17].
• USS Claxton's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning^[18].
• USS Claxton's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[19].
• USS Claxton's pennant number is recorded as I52^[20].
• USS Claxton's pennant number is recorded as DD-140^[21].
• USS Claxton's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[22].
• USS Claxton's described by source is recorded as NavSource Naval History^[23].
• USS Claxton's described by source is recorded as naval-history.net^[24].
• USS Claxton's different from is recorded as HMS Salisbury^[25].
• USS Claxton's different from is recorded as HMS Salisbury^[26].
• USS Claxton's different from is recorded as HMS Salisbury^[27].

Why It Matters

USS Claxton ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]