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U.S.S. BENSON
(DD-421)Click to view crew list
DD-421 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAY | 1938 | - | Keel Date: 16 MAY 1938 at Fore River Shipyard | ||
| NOV | 1939 | - | Launch Date: 15 NOV 1939 | ||
| JUL | 1940 | - | Commissioned: 25 JUL 1940 | ||
| MAR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 18 MAR 1946 | ||
DD-421 General Specifications
Class: Benson-class destroyer
Named for: William S. Benson
Complement: 208 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1620 tons
Length: 341 feet
Beam: 36 feet 1 inches
Flank Speed: 37 Knots
Range: 6 000 nautical miles
Final Disposition:Transferred to Republic of China 26 February 1954