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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 |
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Name | Lo Yang (DD-14) |
Acquired | 26 February 1954 |
Stricken | 1975 |
Fate | Broken up for scrap |
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Class and type | Benson-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1620 tons (2515 tons full load) |
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Beam | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
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Complement | 208 (276 war) |
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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.