Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

DD-397 USS Benham

• Benham Class Destroyer:
• Displacement: 1,500 tons
• Length: 341'3"
• Beam: 34'8"
• Draft: 17'0"
• Speed: 36.5 knots
• Armament: 4 5"/38, 8x4 21" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 251
• High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 42,800 h.p.
• Built at Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock, N.J., and commissioned 2 February 1939

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Benham Action Report: Bombardment of Guadalcanal, 30 Oct 42
• USS Benham (DD-397) Home Page
• USS Benham Action Report: Battle of the Eastern Solomons (24Aug42)

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