The second USS Foote (DD–169) was a Wickes-class destroyer built for the United States Navy shortly after World War I. Launched on December 14, 1918, by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, she was sponsored by Mrs. Lelia F. Cady, daughter of Admiral Andrew Hull Foote, for whom she was named. The ship was officially commissioned on March 21, 1919. Designed as a fast, maneuverable warship, the USS Foote initially served in a variety of roles. In May 1919, she departed Boston for an observation station off Newfoundland, supporting the historic first transatlantic aerial crossing by Navy seaplanes. After returning to Boston and completing her fitting out, she participated in training operations before departing Newport on August 27, 1919, for a deployment with Naval Forces European Waters. Her service included operations in the Adriatic Sea from September to December 1919 and visits to Italian and French ports before returning to Boston in February 1920. Throughout the early 1920s, Foote was engaged in training and patrol duties along the U.S. East Coast, including target practice in Narragansett Bay. She was decommissioned on July 6, 1922, at Philadelphia. However, she was recommissioned in July 1940, reflecting the increasing tensions leading up to World War II. She then operated out of Charleston and was transferred to the Royal Navy on September 23, 1940, as part of the destroyers-for-bases agreement, becoming HMS Roxborough (I07). As HMS Roxborough, she primarily served in convoy escort duties in the Western Approaches and Atlantic, protecting Allied shipping. She was modified to enhance her anti-submarine capabilities, notably removing some guns and torpedo tubes to increase depth charge and Hedgehog mortar stowage. Notably, during convoy HX222, Roxborough encountered severe weather that resulted in the destruction of her entire bridge structure and the loss of eleven crew members, including her commanding officer. Despite this, she was steered to safety by the surviving crew. In 1944, Roxborough was transferred to the Soviet Navy, where she was renamed either Zhyostky or Doblestny. After serving with the Soviets, she was returned to Britain in February 1949 and was subsequently scrapped in May of that year. Her service history underscores her role in convoy protection during pivotal moments of the early 20th century and her participation in Allied efforts during World War II.

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