USS Mayrant

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The second USS Mayrant (DD-402) was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy, the second ship named for John Mayrant. Commissioned shortly before World War II, she was primarily active in the Atlantic theater of the war, and was decommissioned after being used as a target in the Operation Crossroads atomic weapons tests.

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
1937-04-15T00:00:00Z
1937-04-15T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1946-08-28T00:00:00Z
1946-08-28T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1938-05-14T00:00:00Z
1938-05-14T00:00:00Z
ship launching
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USS Mayrant (DD-402)USS Mayrant (DD-402)
DD-402 USS MAYRANT 1500 ton McCall class built by NYBos Completed 11-1939 - DPLA - 69b7d0545e16c3e521c649ebd3fb12afDD-402 USS MAYRANT 1500 ton McCall class built by NYBos Completed 11-1939 - DPLA - 69b7d0545e16c3e521c649ebd3fb12af
Mayrant (DD402). Starboard side, 10-25-1939 - NARA - 513035Mayrant (DD402). Starboard side, 10-25-1939 - NARA - 513035
Broadside view of USS Mayrant (DD-402) on 25 October 1939Broadside view of USS Mayrant (DD-402) on 25 October 1939
USS Mayrant (DD-402) underway in November 1939USS Mayrant (DD-402) underway in November 1939
Aerial photograph of the US Charleston Naval Shiyard in 1941Aerial photograph of the US Charleston Naval Shiyard in 1941
Aerial photo of the US Charleston Naval Shiyard in 1941Aerial photo of the US Charleston Naval Shiyard in 1941
Aerial view of the US Charleston Naval Shiyard in 1941Aerial view of the US Charleston Naval Shiyard in 1941
USS Mayrant (DD-402) under fire off Casablanca in November 1942USS Mayrant (DD-402) under fire off Casablanca in November 1942