USS Benham

USS Benham (DD-796) was a Fletcher-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946 and from 1951 to 1960. She was then transferred to Peru where she served as BAP Villar (DD-71) until being scrapped in 1980.

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DD-796; DD-796
length 114.8 metre, speed 35 knot, 
destroyer, Fletcher-class destroyer, Peruvian Navy, United States Navy, Bethlehem Steel, 

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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1943-08-30T00:00:00Z

1943-08-30T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1943-04-23T00:00:00Z

1943-04-23T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1943-12-20T00:00:00Z

1943-12-20T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1951-03-24T00:00:00Z

1951-03-24T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Frameless

USS Benham (DD-796) underway at sea, circa in 1959 (NH 103756)

USS Benham (DD-796) escorts USS Yorktown (CVA-10), circa in 1954

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Peruvian destroyer Villar (DD-71) in late 1960

USS Benham (DD-796) in January 1944

USS Benham (DD-796) underway off the Brenton Reef Light Ship on 30 November 1951

BAP Palacios and BAP Villar (Sep 1973-USN)

BAP Villar (DD-71)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Benham (DD-796) underway at sea, circa in 1959 (NH 103756)		Commons
commons	image		USS Benham (DD-796) escorts USS Yorktown (CVA-10), circa in 1954		Commons
commons	image		USSBenhamDD796		Commons
commons	image		Peruvian destroyer Villar (DD-71) in late 1960		Commons
commons	image		USS Benham (DD-796) in January 1944		Commons
commons	image		USS Benham (DD-796) underway off the Brenton Reef Light Ship on 30 November 1951		Commons
commons	image		BAP Palacios and BAP Villar (Sep 1973-USN)		Commons
commons	image		BAP Villar (DD-71)		Commons