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Revision as of 04:53, 5 February 2011
Ten Benham-class destroyers were commissioned into United States Navy during 1938 and 1939. Much of their design is based upon the previous Gridley- and Bagley-class destroyers. Two of the class were lost during World War II, three would be scrapped in 1947, while the remaining five ships would be scuttled after being contaminated from the atomic bomb tests in the Pacific.
Ships of the class
- USS Benham (DD-397), torpedoed by Japanese at Naval Battle of Guadalcanal November 15, 1942, scuttled by Gwin[1]
- USS Ellet (DD-398)
- USS Lang (DD-399)
- USS Mayrant (DD-402)
- USS Trippe (DD-403)
- USS Rhind (DD-404)
- USS Rowan (DD-405), torpedoed by German E-boats while on convoy duty between Salerno and Oran September 11, 1943
- USS Stack (DD-406)
- USS Sterett (DD-407)
- USS Wilson (DD-408)
See also
Media related to Benham class destroyers at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ Lenton, H. T. American Fleet and Escort Destroyers (New York: Doubleday, 1973), Volume 1, p.62.