USS Benson

History
United States
Name	USS Benson (DD-421)
Namesake	William S. Benson
Ordered	1938
Builder	Fore River Shipyard
Laid down	16 May 1938
Launched	15 November 1939
Commissioned	25 July 1940
Decommissioned	18 March 1946
Fate	transferred to Republic of China, 26 February 1954
Stricken	1 November 1974
History
Republic of China
Name	Lo Yang (DD-14)
Acquired	26 February 1954
Stricken	1975
Fate	Broken up for scrap
General characteristics
Class and type	Benson-class destroyer
Displacement	1620 tons (2515 tons full load)
Length	341 ft (104 m) waterline, 348 ft 2 in (106.12 m) overall
Beam	36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draft	11 ft 9 in (3.58 m) (normal),   17 ft 9 in (5.41 m) (full load)
Propulsion	four Babcock & Wilcox boilers, General Electric SR geared turbines; two shafts; 50000 shp (37 MW)
Speed	37.5 knots (69 km/h) 33 knots (61 km/h) full load
Range	6,000 nautical miles at 15 kt   (11,000 km at 28 km/h)
Complement	208 (276 war)
Armament	5 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns,   6 × 0.50 in. (12.7 mm) guns, 10 × 21 in (53 cm) torpedo tubes,   2 × depth charge tracks

USS Benson (DD-421) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Admiral William S. Benson (1855–1932).

Benson was laid down on 16 May 1938 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 15 November 1939; sponsored by Mrs. William S. Benson, the widow of Adm. Benson; and commissioned on 25 July 1940.