Benson-class Destroyer
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Built | 1938–43 |
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Subclasses | Bristol |
In commission | 1940–51 |
Lost | 4 (1 returned to service) |
Length | 341 ft (103. 9 m) waterline, 348 ft 2 in (106. 12 m) overall |
Displacement | 1620 tons standard, 2474 tons full load |
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ID | 2404676 |
About Benson-class Destroyer
The Benson class was a class of destroyers of the U. S. Navy built 1939–1943. The thirty 1,620-ton Benson-class destroyers were built in two groups. The first six were authorized in fiscal year 1938 and laid down at Bethlehem Steel, Quincy, Massachusetts and three naval shipyards.