the Royal Navy as HMS Leeds on 23 October 1940, the day of her transfer. Leeds cleared Halifax on 1 November 1940 bound for Belfast, Northern Ireland, where she arrived on 10 November 1940. Under the Rosyth Command, she escorted convoys in the North Sea between the Thames and the Firth of Forth, successfully weathering many air attacks. On 20 April 1942, she went to the aid of the destroyer , towing her into Harwich. She drove German E-boats away from her convoy on the night of 24–25 February 1944. Leeds was placed in reserve at Grangemouth on the Firth of Forth in April 1945. She was sold for scrapping on 4 March 1947 and broken up. References Caldwell-class destroyers World War I destroyers of the United States Ships built by William Cramp & Sons 1917 ships Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Royal Navy Town-class destroyers of the Royal Navy Town-class destroyers converted from Caldwell-class destroyers World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom