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U.S.S. BENHAM
(DD-796)Click to view crew list
DD-796 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-796 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-796 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 23 APR 1943 at Bethlehem Steel Company Staten Island | ||
| AUG | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 30 AUG 1943 | ||
| DEC | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 20 DEC 1943 | ||
| SEP | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 SEP 1944 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| APR | 1952 | - | SEP | 1952 | European Cruise |
| JUN | 1954 | - | DEC | 1954 | World Cruise |
| JUL | 1954 | - | JUL | 1954 | International Dateline Crossing |
| OCT | 1954 | - | Shellback Initiation - 28 OCT 1954 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1956 | - | MAY | 1957 | Mediterranean |
| JUL | 1959 | - | APR | 1960 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| AUG | 1959 | - | FEB | 1960 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| AUG | 1959 | - | FEB | 1960 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
| AUG | 1960 | - | JUL | 1980 | TRANSFER TO PERUVIAN NAVY |
DD-796 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: Andrew E. K. Benham
Complement: 329 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2050 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 39 feet
Flank Speed: 38 knots
Range: 6 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition:Scrapped 1980