USS Benson

USS Benson was a Benson-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for William S. Benson. Fore River Shipyard laid her keel on 16 May 1938. Launched on 15 November 1939, she entered service on 25 July 1940.

Her class ran to 30 ships. The class followed the Sims-class destroyer and was succeeded by the Gleaves-class destroyer.

Displacement was 1,620 long tons. She measured 106.1 m (348 ft) long with a beam of 11.0 m (36 ft). Her designed speed was 37.5 knots, and she carried a complement of 208.

Her main battery was five 127 mm (5 in) guns.

She served with the United States Navy as USS Benson (DD-421) until 1 November 1974. She then passed to the Chinese Navy, serving as Lo Yang (DD-14) from 26 February 1954. She was in commission for 1,865 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 18 March 1946. She was struck from the register on 1 November 1974.

She was broken up for scrap.

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