USN · DD
AfloatBenson-class destroyer, DD-460. Bethlehem Steel at San Francisco launched her on 29 November 1941 and the Navy commissioned her on 30 April 1942. On 13 July 1943 she was in Captain Thomas J. Ryan's rear division at Kolombangara, with Ralph Talbot, Buchanan, Maury, and Gwin. She was not sunk. Transferred to Italy in 1951.
| Class | Benson class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-460 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco |
| Launched | 1941-11-29 |
| Commissioned | 1942-04-30 |
| Fate | Afloat. In the rear destroyer division at Kolombangara on 13 July 1943. Not sunk. Decommissioned 14 January 1951 and transferred to Italy. |
| Armament (class) | Four 5-inch guns and two funnels. Some of the class landed a fifth gun. |
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.
U.S. Navy photograph. USS Woodworth (DD-460) off Mare Island, 11 June 1944. Public domain.
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Battle of Kolombangara
1943-07-13 · in the rear division; not sunk
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