US NAVY
Second
group of ships involved in the transfer to Britain is turned over to Royal Navy
crews at Halifax, Nova Scotia. Kalk (DD‑170) becomes HMS Hamilton,
Maddox (DD‑168) becomes HMS Georgetown, Cowell (DD‑167)
becomes HMS Brighton, Foote (DD‑169) becomes HMS Roxborough,
Hopewell (DD‑181) becomes HMS Bath, Abbot (DD‑184)
becomes HMS Charlestown, Thomas (DD‑182) becomes HMS St.
Albans, and Doran (DD‑185) becomes HMS St. Marys.
Light
cruiser St. Louis (CL‑49), with Greenslade Board embarked,
arrives at Boston, but sails for Norfolk the someday (see 25 September).
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