Benson class

Benson

Benson

Livermore

Gleaves

Bristol

Benson

Livermore

Gleaves

Benson

Livermore

Benson

Benson

Gleaves

Thewas a class of destroyers of the U.S. Navy built 1939–1943. The thirty 1,620-ton-class destroyers were built in two groups. The first six were authorized in fiscal year 1938 (FY38) and laid down at Bethlehem Steel, Quincy, Massachusetts and three naval shipyards.The remaining 24 “repeats” were authorized in 1940–42 and built at four Bethlehem Steel yards. They were laid down after the first group was commissioned. These plus the “repeats” (also known as "repeates") were also known at the time as theclass. During World War II thes were usually combined with thes (more correctly theclass) as theclass; this persisted in references until at least the 1960s.In some references both classes are combined and called theclass.The- and-class destroyers were the backbone of the pre-war Neutrality Patrols and brought the action to the enemy by participating in every major campaign of the war.Full interiorI had originally planned to update my existing Benson class, however as I changed nearly every aspect of it, I would consider this more of a redo.