HMS Hamilton (I 24)

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Town
Pennant	I 24
Built by	Fore River Shipbuilding Co. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down	17 Aug 1918
Launched	21 Dec 1918
Commissioned	23 Sep 1940
End service	6 Jul 1941
History	Transferred by the U.S.N. to the Royal Navy on 23 September 1940. Collided with HMS Georgetown on 1 October 1940 while they were enroute to Britain. The ship headed back to St.John's, Newfoundland and was further damaged by grounding. After repairs she was commissioned by the Royal Canadian Navy on 6 July 1941.
Former name	USS Kalk (DD 170)
Career notes	to Canada as HMCS Hamilton (I 24)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Cdr. Lancelot Milman Shadwell, RN	23 Sep 1940	Nov 1940

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