The Benson ( DD ) Class

USS Benson DD 421
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This class was intended to be an improved version of the Sims class with two stacks, and a alternating machinery space layout. The Benson class destroyer was the backbone of the pre-war Neutrality Patrols and brought the action to the enemy by participating in every major campaign of the war. It is well known that the USS Niblack is credited with the first action taken by American forces against axis hostility. Together with their later sisters, the Bristol class, they became known as the Benson-Livermore class Destroyers. Though not affiliated with Destroyers Online, Richard Angelini runs a web-site for the Benson-Livermore class Destroyers. In addition to Richard Angelini's site for this class, we have a few of the ships listed here, and other links will take you to the Naval Historical Center website. If you have another Benson class site you wish to link from Destroyers Online, please see our link guidelines.

Ships by Hull Number	Alphabetical Listing
DD 421 Benson DD 422 Mayo DD 423 Gleaves DD 424 Niblack DD 425 Madison DD 426 Lansdale DD 427 Hilary P. Jones DD 428 Charles F. Hughes DD 429 Livermore DD 430 Eberle DD 431 Plunkett DD 432 Kearny DD 433 Gwin DD 434 Meredith DD 435 Grayson DD 436 Monssen DD 437 Woolsey DD 438 Ludlow DD 439 Edison DD 440 Ericsson DD 441 Wilkes DD 442 Nicholson DD 443 Swanson DD 444 Ingraham	Benson DD 421 Charles F. Hughes DD 428 Eberle DD 430 Edison DD 439 Ericsson DD 440 Gleaves DD 423 Grayson DD 435 Gwin DD 433 Hilary P. Jones DD 427 Ingraham DD 444 Kearny DD 432 Lansdale DD 426 Livermore DD 429 Ludlow DD 438 Madison DD 425 Mayo DD 422 Meredith DD 434 Monssen DD 436 Niblack DD 424 Nicholson DD 442 Plunkett DD 431 Swanson DD 443 Wilkes DD 441 Woolsey DD 437

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