Benham-class destroyer

The Benham class of ten destroyers was built for the United States Navy (USN). They were part of a series of USN destroyers limited to 1,500 tons standard displacement by the London Naval Treaty and built in the 1930s. The class was laid down in 1936–1937 and all were commissioned in 1939. Much of their design was based on the immediately preceding Gridley and Bagley-class destroyers. Like these classes, the Benhams were notable for including sixteen 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, the heaviest torpedo armament ever on US destroyers. They introduced a new high-pressure boiler that saved space and weight, as only three of the new boilers were required compared to four of the older designs.

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1938  Wikimedia, Wikidata
10 produced, 
destroyer, Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, United States Navy, United States, 

USS Ellet, 

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  USS Benham ⓘ
  1938 Benham-class destroyer

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  USS Ellet ⓘ
  1938 Benham-class destroyer

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  USS Lang ⓘ
  1938 Benham-class destroyer

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  USS Mayrant ⓘ
  1938 Benham-class destroyer

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  USS Rhind ⓘ
  1938 Benham-class destroyer

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  USS Rowan ⓘ
  1938 Benham-class destroyer

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  USS Stack ⓘ
  1938 Benham-class destroyer

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  USS Sterett ⓘ
  1938 Benham-class destroyer

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  USS Trippe ⓘ
  1938 Benham-class destroyer

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  USS Wilson ⓘ
  1939 Benham-class destroyer

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1938 Benham-class destroyer

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Benham class destroyer recognition drawing

Benham-class destroyer in Ironbottom Sound on 7 August 1942 (NH 97761)

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		USS Benham	Benham-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Ellet	destroyer, Benham-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Lang	destroyer, Benham-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Mayrant	destroyer, Benham-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Rhind	destroyer, Benham-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Rowan	destroyer, Benham-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Stack	destroyer, Benham-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Sterett	destroyer, Benham-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Trippe	destroyer, Benham-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Wilson	destroyer, Benham-class destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		Benham class destroyer recognition drawing		Commons
commons	image		Benham-class destroyer in Ironbottom Sound on 7 August 1942 (NH 97761)		Commons
commons	image		TulagiFireAug		Commons