United States |
Name: |
USS Benson (DD-421) |
Namesake: |
William S. Benson |
Ordered: |
1938 |
Builder: |
Fore River Shipyard |
Laid down: |
16 May 1938 |
Launched: |
15 November 1939 |
Commissioned: |
25 July 1940 |
Decommissioned: |
18 March 1946 |
Fate: |
transferred to Republic of China, 26 February 1954 |
Struck: |
1 November 1974 |
History |
Republic of China |
Name: |
ROCS Lo Yang (DD-14) |
Acquired: |
26 February 1954 |
Struck: |
1975 |
Fate: |
Broken up for scrap |
General characteristics |
Class and type: |
Benson-class destroyer |
Displacement: |
1620 tons (2515 tons full load) |
Length: |
- 341 ft (104 m) waterline,
- 348 ft 2 in (106.12 m) overall
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Beam: |
36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
Draft: |
- 11 ft 9 in (3.58 m) (normal),
- 17 ft 9 in (5.41 m) (full load)
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Propulsion: |
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Speed: |
- 37.5 knots (69 km/h)
- 33 knots (61 km/h) full load
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Range: |
- 6,000 nautical miles at 15 kt
- (11,000 km at 28 km/h)
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Complement: |
208 (276 war) |
Armament: |
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