USS Benham (Destroyer No. 49/DD-49) was an Aylwin-class destroyer built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of Rear Admiral Andrew E. K. Benham .

USS Benham (Destroyer No. 49) was laid down on 14 March 1912 at Philadelphia by William Cramp & Sons; launched on 22 March 1913; sponsored by Miss Edith Wallace Benham; and commissioned on 20...

With her stern nearly awash, USS Benham (Destroyer No. 49) lies tied up next to destroyer tender USS Melville at Queenstown, Ireland. Benham and minesweeping sloop HMS Zinnia collided in fog on August 21, 1917.

USS BENHAM DD-49 Ship History. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, February 2016. The first Benham (Destroyer No. 49) was laid down on 14 March 1912 at Philadelphia by William Cramp & Sons; launched on 22 March 1913; sponsored by Miss Edith Wallace Benham; and commissioned on 20 January 1914, Lt. Comdr. Charles R. Train in command.

The first Benham (DD-49) was launched 22 March 1913 by William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; sponsored by Miss Edith Wallace Benham, daughter of Rear Admiral Benham; and commissioned 20 January 1914, Lieutenant Commander C. …

Oct 22, 2020 · USS Benham was an Aylwin-class destroyer built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of Rear Admiral Andrew E. K. Benham.

USS Benham (DD-49) was an Aylwin-class destroyer built by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia. It was launched on March 22, 1913, and commissioned on January 20, 1914. The ship was decommissioned on July 7, 1922, and struck on March 8, 1935. It was later scrapped at Philadelphia Navy Yard.

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USS Benham (Destroyer # 49, later DD-49), 1914-1935. USS Benham, a 1036-ton Aylwin class destroyer, was built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was commissioned in January 1914 and operated in the western Atlantic until May 1917, the month after the United States entered World War I, when she steamed across the Atlantic to begin anti-submarine ...

USS Benham (DD-49), an Aylwin-class destroyer, pre-WWI, honored Rear Admiral Andrew E. K. Benham. Built by William Cramp & Sons, launched in 1913, measured 3...

USS Benham (Destroyer No. 49/DD-49) was an Aylwin-class destroyer built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of Rear Admiral Andrew E. K. Benham.

USS Benham (DD-49) was a Cassin class destroyer that served from Queenstown in 1917-18 and Brest in 1918. The Benham was named after Andrew Ellicot Kennedy Benham, a US Naval Officer who served on the blockading squadrons during the American Civil War then rose to high rank, retiring as a Rear Admiral in 1894.

USS Nicholas (DD/DDE-449) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, serving for a total of 27 years, including through most of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. She was the second Navy ship to be named for Major Samuel Nicholas.

USS Benham (Destroyer No. 49/DD-49) was an Aylwin-class destroyer built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of Rear Admiral Andrew E. K. Benham.

USS Albert W. Grant (DD-649) was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only ship named for Vice Admiral Albert W. Grant (1856–1930), an admiral during World War I.

Following shakedown off Boston Richard E. Kraus reported to Commander Operational Test and Evaluation Force at Norfolk. Engaged in ordnance development during her first 6 years Kraus earned the title of one of the "Shootingest Ships" in the fleet.

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USS Parsons (DD-949/DDG-33) began her career as a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named in honor of Rear Admiral William S. Parsons (1901–1953), who worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II .

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