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USS Bennion

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Length115 m
Construction startedMarch 19, 1943
LaunchedJuly 4, 1943
Displacement1. 86 million kg
Draft5. 41 m
Builder Charlestown Navy Yard
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID1948210
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About USS Bennion


USS Bennion was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. The ship was named for Captain Mervyn S. Bennion who was killed in action during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, while in command of West Virginia. Captain Bennion was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

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