| Benson/Gleaves
Class
The last class to be
designed and built before the outbreak of world war two. A
development of the Sims class.
Displacement: 2395
tons, Speed: 35 knots Range: 6,500 nm. at 12 knots. Armament:
Five 5 inch guns. Six .5 inch, Ten 21-inch Torpedo
Tubes. Crew: 208 / 250
|
| (DD421) USS
Benson |
15th November
1939 |
Sold to Taiwan
(Lo Yang) on
26th February 1954. Scrapped after 1975. |
| (DD422) USS Mayo |
26th March 1940 |
Scrapped after
1970. |
| (DD423) USS
Gleaves |
9th December 1939 |
Decommissioned in
1969 and preserved. |
| (DD424) USS
Niblack |
18th May 1940 |
Scrapped after
1968. |
| (DD425) USS Madison |
20th October 1939 |
Scrapped after
1968. |
| (DD426) USS
Lansdale |
20th October 1939 |
Sunk on 20th
April 1944. |
| (DD427) USS
Hilary P Jones |
14th December
1939 |
Sold to Taiwan
(Han Yang) on
26th February 1954. |
| (DD428) USS
Charles F Hughes |
16th May 1940 |
Used as a target
from June 1968. |
| (DD429) USS
Livermore |
3rd August 1940 |
Scrapped in
1950s. |
| (DD430) USS
Eberle |
14th September
1940 |
Sold to Greece in
April 1951. Scrapped after 1972. |
| (DD431) USS
Plunkett |
9th March 1940 |
Sold to Taiwan on
16th February 1959, scrapped after 1975. |
| (DD432) USS
Kearny |
9th March 1940 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD433) USS Gwin |
25th May 1940 |
Sunk on 13th July
1943. |
| (DD434) USS
Meredith |
24th April 1940 |
Sunk by air
attack from IJN Zuikaku of Guadalcanal on 15th
October 1942 |
| (DD435) USS
Grayson |
7th August 1940 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD436) USS
Monssen |
16th May 1940 |
Sunk on 13th
November 1942. |
| (DD437) USS
Woolsey |
12th February
1940 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD438) USS
Ludlow |
11th November
1940 |
Sold to Greece on
21st January 1951. |
| (DD439) USS
Edison |
23rd November
1940 |
Scrapped after
1966. |
| (DD440) USS
Ericsson |
23rd November
1940 |
Scrapped after
1970. |
| (DD441) USS
Wilkes |
31st May 1940 |
Scrapped after
1970. |
| (DD442) USS
Nicholson |
31st May 1940 |
Sold to Italy on
15th January 1951. |
| (DD443) USS
Swanson |
2nd November 1940 |
Scrapped after
1970. |
| (DD444) USS
Ingraham |
15th February
1941 |
Sunk on 22nd
August 1942. |
| (DD453) USS
Bristol |
25th July 1941 |
Sunk on 12th
October 1943. |
| (DD454) USS
Ellyson |
25th July 1941 |
Sold to Japan on
19th October 1954 and then to Taiwan in 1970. |
| (DD455) USS
Hambleton |
26th September
1941 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD456) USS
Rodman |
26th September
1941 |
Sold to Taiwan on
28th July 1955, used as a target and sunk in 1976. |
| (DD457) USS
Emmons |
23rd August 1941 |
Sunk on 6th April
1945. |
| (DD458) USS
Macomb |
23rd September
1941 |
Sold to Japan on
19th October 1954, then to Taiwan in 1970. |
| (DD459) USS
Laffey |
29th November
1941 |
Sunk on 13th
November 1942. |
| (DD460) USS
Woodworth |
29th November
1941 |
Sold to Italy (Artigliere)
on
25th May 1951. |
| (DD461) USS
Forrest |
14th June 1941 |
Scrapped in 1946. |
| (DD462) USS Fitch |
14th June 1941 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD463) USS Corry |
28th July 1941 |
Sunk on 6th June
1944. |
| (DD464) USS
Hobson |
8th September
1941 |
Sunk on 27th
April 1952. |
| (DD483) USS Aaron
Ward |
22nd November
1941 |
Sunk on 7th April
1943. |
| (DD484) USS
Buchanan |
22nd November
1941 |
Sold to Turkey on
28th April 1949. |
| (DD485) USS
Duncan |
20th February
1942 |
Sunk on 12th
October 1942. |
| (DD486) USS
Lansdowne |
20th February
1942 |
Sold to Turkey on
28th April 1949. |
| (DD487) USS
Lardner |
20th March 1942 |
Sold to Turkey on
28th April 1949. |
| (DD488) USS
McCalla |
20th March 1942 |
Sold to Turkey on
28th April 1949. |
| (DD489) USS
Mervine |
3rd May 1942 |
Scrapped after
1968. |
| (DD490) USS Quick |
3rd May 1942 |
Scrapped after
1972. |
| (DD491) USS Farenholt |
19th November
1941 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD492) USS Bailey |
19th December
1941 |
Scrapped after
1968. |
| (DD493) USS Carmick |
8th March 1942 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD494) USS Doyle |
17th March 1942 |
Scrapped after
1970. |
| (DD495) USS Endicott |
5th April 1942 |
Scrapped after
1969. |
| (DD496) USS McCook |
30th April 1942 |
Scrapped after
1972. |
| (DD497) USS
Frankford |
17th May 1942 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD598) USS
Bancroft |
31st December
1942 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD599) USS
Barton |
31st January 1942 |
Sunk on 13th
November 1942. |
| (DD600) USS Boyle |
15th June 1942 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD601) USS
Champlin |
25th June 1942 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD602) USS Meade |
15th February
1942 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD603) USS
Murphy |
29th April 1942 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD604) USS
Parker |
12th May 1942 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD605) USS
Caldwell |
15th January 1942 |
Sold for scrap on
4th November 1966. |
| (DD606) USS
Coghlan |
12th February
1942 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD607) USS
Frazier |
17th March 1942 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD608) USS
Gansevoort |
11th April 1942 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD609) USS
Gillespie |
8th May 1942 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD610) USS Hobby |
4th June 1942 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD611) USS Kalk |
18th July 1942 |
Scrapped after
1968. |
| (DD612) USS
Kendrick |
2nd April 1942 |
Used as a target
from 1966. |
| (DD613) USS Laub |
28th April 1942 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD614) USS
Mackenzie |
27th June 1942 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD615) USS
McLanahan |
7th September
1942 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD616) USS
Nields |
1st October 1942 |
Scrapped after
1970. |
| (DD617) USS
Ordronaux |
9th November 1942 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD618) USS
Davison |
19th July 1942 |
Scrapped after
1972. |
| (DD619) USS
Edwards |
19th July 1942 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD620) USS
Glennon |
26th August 1942 |
Sunk on 10th June
1944. |
| (DD621) USS
Jeffers |
26th August 1942 |
Scrapped after
1968. |
| (DD622) USS
Maddox |
15th September
1942 |
Ran aground on
16th April 1961 and was scuttled. |
| (DD623) USS
Nelson |
15th September
1942 |
Scrapped in 1947. |
| (DD624) USS
Baldwin |
14th June 1942 |
Scrapped after
1970. |
| (DD625) USS
Harding |
28th June 1942 |
Scrapped after
1968. |
| (DD626) USS
Satterlee |
17th July 1942 |
Scrapped after
1970. |
| (DD627) USS
Thompson |
10th August 1942 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD628) USS
Welles |
7th September
1942 |
Scrapped after
1968. |
| (DD632) USS Cowie |
27th September
1941 |
Scrapped after
1970. |
| (DD633) USS
Knight |
27th September
1941 |
Used as a target
from 1st June 1967. |
| (DD634) USS Doran |
10th December
1941 |
Scrapped after
1972. |
| (DD635) USS Earle |
10th December
1941 |
Scrapped after
1969. |
| (DD636) USS
Butler |
12th February
1942 |
Scrapped in 1948. |
| (DD637) USS
Gherardi |
12th February
1942 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD638) USS
Herndon |
5th February 1942 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD629) USS
Shubrick |
18th April 1942 |
Scrapped in 1947. |
| (DD640) USS
Beatty |
20th December
1941 |
Sunk on 6th
November 1943. |
| (DD641) USS
Tillman |
20th December
1941 |
Scrapped after
1970. |
| (DD645) USS
Stevenson |
11th November
1941 |
Sold for scrap in
1970. |
| (DD646) USS
Stockton |
11th November
1941 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD647) USS Thorn |
28th February
1943 |
Scrapped after
1971. |
| (DD648) USS
Turner |
28th February
1943 |
Sunk on 3rd
January 1944. |
|
USS Woolsey |
|
USS Woolsey, 1942.
A
large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced
from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright
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(DD437) USS Woolsey,
1973.
Original
Photo / Postcard. Price £12. Click here to
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|
USS Woodworth |
|
USS Woodworth, 1948.
A
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|
USS Gillespie |
|
DD609 USS Gillespie. 2nd October 1942, San
Francisco Yard.
Order Code DD609
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DD609 USS Gillespie, 17th March 1943, Mare Island
California
Order Code DD609B
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|
USS Laub |
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USS Laub (DD613) |
|
USS Earle |
|
DD635 USS Earle. 23rd January 1943, Navy Yard,
New York.
Order Code DD635
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DD635 USS Earle, 23rd January 1943, New York Navy
Yard.
Order Code DD635B
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USS Earle Sent in by Gary Fletcher |
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USS Kendrick |
|
DD612 USS Kendrick. 26th April 1943.
Order Code DD612
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USS Ordronaux |
|
DD617 USS Ordronaux, 28th February 1943, Boston
Harbor
Order Code DD617
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|
USS Stockton |
|
DD646 USS Stockton, 9th January 1943
(Delivery). Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New
Jersey
Order Code DD646
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printed photo plate, 10" x 8" available, price £15.
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|
USS Cowie |
|
DD632 USS Cowie, 23rd January 1943
Order Code DD632
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