Benson-class destroyer photograph

Benson-class Destroyer

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Built1938–43
Subclasses Bristol
In commission1940–51
Lost4 (1 returned to service)
Length341 ft (103. 9 m) waterline, 348 ft 2 in (106. 12 m) overall
Displacement1620 tons standard, 2474 tons full load
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Date of Upd.
ID2404676
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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.

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