USN · DD
AfloatBenham-class destroyer. With Sterett and Stack she crossed the Japanese column's bow and opened gunfire as the torpedoes hit.
| Class | Benham class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-399 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned 16 October 1945. |
| Armament (class) | Four 5-inch guns, one funnel, and sixteen torpedo tubes. |
| Command |
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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.
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Command
Battle of Vella Gulf
1943-08-06 · undamaged
Operation Hailstone, the raid on Truk
1944-02-17 · TG 58.3 destroyer screen. Not sunk
Afloat
Photos and infoThe Doolittle RaidBattle of MidwayLandings on Guadalcanal and TulagiBattle of the Eastern SolomonsBattle of the Santa Cruz IslandsBattle of Rennell IslandGilbert Islands, November 1943Marshall IslandsOperation Hailstone, the raid on TrukBattle of the Philippine SeaBattle off Cape EngañoIwo JimaOkinawa
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