USS Admiral W. S. Benson

USS Admiral W. S. Benson (AP-120) began as an unnamed transport, AP-120, that was laid down on 10 December 1942 at Alameda, California by the Bethlehem-Alameda Shipbuilding Corp., under a Maritime Commission contract. She was named Admiral W. S. Benson (AP-120) on 20 October 1943 and launched on 22 November 1943; sponsored by Miss Dorothy Lucille Benson, granddaughter of the late Admiral William S. Benson. She was accepted from the Maritime Commission on 23 August 1944 and commissioned the same day.

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1944  Wikidata
length 185.6 metre, 
ship, United States Navy, 

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1944 USS Admiral W. S. Benson

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ship launching

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keel laying

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Frameless

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Global Integrated Shipping Information System page@		Wikidata
link	page		IMO number page@		Wikidata