Allied Warships
USS Benham (i) (DD 397)
Destroyer of the Benham class
USS Benham at Mare Island Navy Yard on 6 February 1942
Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Benham |
Pennant | DD 397 |
Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 1 Sep 1936 |
Launched | 16 Apr 1938 |
Commissioned | 2 Feb 1939 |
Lost | 15 Nov 1942 |
History | USS Benham (Lt.Cdr. John Barrett Taylor, USN) was scuttled by USS Gwin after being heavily damaged by Japanese warships off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. |
Commands listed for USS Benham (i) (DD 397)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. Thomas Francis Darden, Jr., USN | 2 Feb 1939 | 10 Mar 1941 |
2 | Lt.Cdr. Joseph Muse Worthington, USN | 10 Mar 1941 | 27 Apr 1942 (1) |
3 | Lt.Cdr. John Barrett Taylor, USN | 27 Apr 1942 | 15 Nov 1942 |
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I have secured a set of "copys" of the Benham. Would like to 1) provide a set of those and also find any surviving shipmates from that vessel. Please contact my. (2)
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Sources
- http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/397.htm
- Personal communication
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