The first USS Kalk (DD–170) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Hamilton (I24) and then into the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Hamilton (I24).
USS Kalk (DD-170)
Destroyers-for-bases deal
The destroyers-for-bases deal was an agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom on September 2, 1940, according to which 50 Caldwell, Wickes, and Clemson-class US Navy destroyers were transferred to the Royal Navy from the US Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions.
Leased destroyers sailing into British port, October 1940
American and British sailors examine depth charges. In the background are US Wickes-class destroyers before their transfer.
U.S. Navy Naval Station Argentia, Newfoundland
Coastal artillery battery at Fort Amherst, Newfoundland