USS Benham (DD-796) - Fletcher - class destroyer , which was in service with the US Navy during World War II . It was named after Rear Admiral Andrew E.K. Banham (April 10, 1832 - August 11, 1905).
| Benham | |
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| Benham | |
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| Class and type of vessel | destroyer |
| Organization | US Navy |
| Construction started | April 23, 1943 |
| Launched | August 30, 1943 |
| Commissioned | December 20, 1943 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | October 18, 1946 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 2250 t (standard) 2924 t (full) |
| Length | 114.8 m |
| Width | 12.05 m |
| Draft | 4.19 m |
| Reservation | deck above engine room: 12.7 mm |
| Engines | 2 vocational schools 4 boilers Babcock & Wilcox |
| Power | 60,000 h.p. |
| Mover | 2 screws |
| Speed | 38 knots (maximum) 36.5 knots (full) 15 knots (economic) |
| Sailing range | 6,500 miles (at 15 knots) |
| Crew | 329 people |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 5 × 1 - 127 mm / 38 AU Mark 12 mod. one |
| Flak | 1 × 4 - 28 mm 4 × 1 - 20 mm ZAU Oerlikon (design) 5 × 2 - 40 mm Bofors , 7 × 20 mm Oerlikon |
| Anti-submarine weapons | 4 bombers 28 depth charges |
| Mine torpedo armament | 2 × 5 533 mm TA Mark 15 |
The destroyer was laid down on April 23, 1943 at the Bethlehem Steel shipyard, launched on August 30, 1943, and put into operation on December 20, 1943, under the command of Commander E.V.Dennet.
Content
History
On May 29, 1944, the destroyer joined the strike group of ships bound for the Eniwetok Atoll. On June 19 and 20, Banham took part in the Battle of the Philippine Sea .
Rewards
Benham was awarded 8 stars for his service in World War II .
Notes
- This article contains text from the public domain of the American Warships Dictionary . The entry can be found here .