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*DD-397 [[USS Benham (DD-397)|USS ''Benham'']], torpedoed by Japanese at [[Battle of Guadalcanal]] [[November 15]] [[1942]] |
*DD-397 [[USS Benham (DD-397)|USS ''Benham'']], torpedoed by Japanese at [[Battle of Guadalcanal]] [[November 15]] [[1942]] |
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*DD-399 [[USS Lang (DD-399)|USS ''Lang'']] |
*DD-399 [[USS Lang (DD-399)|USS ''Lang'']] |
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*DD-400 [[USS McCall (DD-400)|''McCall'']] |
*DD-400 [[USS McCall (DD-400)|USS ''McCall'']] |
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*DD-401 [[USS Maury (DD-401) |''Maury'']] |
*DD-401 [[USS Maury (DD-401) |USS ''Maury'']] |
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*DD-402 [[USS Mayrant (DD-402)|USS ''Mayrant'']] |
*DD-402 [[USS Mayrant (DD-402)|USS ''Mayrant'']] |
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*DD-403 [[USS Trippe (DD-403)|USS ''Trippe'']] |
*DD-403 [[USS Trippe (DD-403)|USS ''Trippe'']] |
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Revision as of 00:31, 3 October 2004
| General Characteristics | |
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| Displacement: | 1,500 tons (standard) 2,350 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 340' 9" (103.8 m) |
| Beam: | 35' 6" (10.8 m) |
| Draft: | 13' 3" (4.0 m) |
| Fuel capacity: | 3,192 barrels (664 kl) |
| Propulsion: | 3 Boilers 2 Westinghouse Turbines: 50,000 hp (37 MW) |
| Top Speed: | 40.7 knots (75 km/h) |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 16 Officers 235 Enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 5" 38 caliber guns 2 × 40mm twin anti-aircraft mounts 2 × 21" quadruple torpedo tubes |
| Radars: | |
| Sonars: | |
Ten Benham class destroyers were commissioned into US Navy during years 1938 and 1939. Two of the ships were lost during WW II.
- DD-397 USS Benham, torpedoed by Japanese at Battle of Guadalcanal November 15 1942
- DD-399 USS Lang
- DD-400 USS McCall
- DD-401 USS Maury
- DD-402 USS Mayrant
- DD-403 USS Trippe
- DD-404 USS Rhind
- DD-405 USS Rowan, torpedoed by German E-boats while on convoy duty between Salerno and Oran September 11 1943
- DD-406 USS Stack
- DD-407 USS Sterett
- DD-408 USS Wilson