Photos and the story
| Class | Fletcher class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-662 |
| Launched | 1943-07-04 |
| Commissioned | 1943-12-14 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war. Sold for scrap, 30 May 1973 |
| Armament (class) | Five single 5-inch guns, two funnels, and two sets of torpedo tubes. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
USS Bennion (DD-662) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was launched on 4 July 1943. The ship was commissioned on 14 December 1943. J. W. Cooper was her captain from that date.
On 25 October 1944, Bennion took part in the Battle of Surigao Strait. In that action she was on the left flank. Bennion survived the war. The ship was sold for scrap on 30 May 1973.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.