| Class | Benham class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-406 |
| Fate | Afloat. Served through the war. Damaged in the 1946 Bikini tests. Her service ended in 1948. |
| 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
Olch, IsaiahCaptain, 20 November 1939 – 2 August 1940AGGreenacre, Alvord JohnCaptain, 2 August 1940 – 5 February 1943
Newton, Roy ArthurCaptain, 5 February 1943 – 24 August 1943PSSherman, Philip KingslandCaptain, 24 August 1943 – 5 February 1944RWWheeler, Robert EdwardCaptain, 5 February 1944 – 25 March 1945SCCaldwell, Sam JohnstonCaptain from 25 March 1945Battle of Vella Gulf
1943-08-06 · undamaged
