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).

The Benson class was a class of destroyers of the U.S. Navy built 1939–1943. The thirty 1,620-ton Benson-class destroyers were built in two groups. The first six were authorized in fiscal year 1938 (FY38) and laid down at Bethlehem Steel, Quincy, …

USS Benson (DD-421) stood out of New York harbor on 18 November to begin the neutrality patrols that constituted her main concern well into the following spring. USS Benson (DD-421)...

Aug 10, 2023 · USS Benson (DD-421) as completed. The Benson class were the last USN destroyers designed and built on a prewar design. This basic design was ready in 1938 and their keels laid down; The very first, USS Benson, which gave her name to the whole serie, launched in November 1939, just a month and 11 days after the invasion of Poland.

Aug 30, 2023 · Among the approximately 130 WNTF warships that saw action was USS Benson (DD-421).

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 …

USS BENSON DD-421 Ship History. The Tin Can Sailor, July 1997. USS BENSON was launched at Bethlehem Ship Building’s Quincy, Massachusetts, yard on November 15, 1939, the leader of one of the largest destroyer classes ever built in peacetime.

USS Benson (DD-421) underway at sea, circa 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 3D. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.

The U.S.S. Benson (DD-421), is one a class of thirty-two destroyers, known as "Benson Class of 1937-1940." The Benson is one of thirty destroyers built to Bethlehem-prepared plans.

At 0220B/10, the destroyer USS Benson (T/Cdr. J.B. Williams, USN) and the minesweepers USS Steady (Lt.Cdr. B. Orella, USNR) and USS Sustain (Lt. J.E. Lindeman, Jr., USNR) joined the convoy.