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DD-796 Benham II
United States Navy destroyer
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Fletcher | . . Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Is., N.Y. | 1943/08/30 | 1943/12/20 | 1971
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| Namesake: RAdm Andrew Ellicot Benham - *1832, + 1905 Civil War hero | |||||
| TTD differences from class: | |||||
| Camouflage: 43: Ms 31/2c | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 44/03 | joinPac | ||||
| 44/04/07 | 44/04/09 | 19.1 | exercises out of P.H. | 125 | |
| 44/04/14 | 44/04/15 | exercises out of P.H. | 125 | ||
| 44/04/24 | 19.2 | damaged in collision with Uhlmann during night maneuvers with carriers, south of Oahu | 85 | ||
| 44/05/29 | 44/08/10 | Forage | 52.11.1 | 25 70 | |
| 44/07/15 | 44/07/19 | Forage | 57.7.4 | escort TransDiv30 from Eniwetok to Saipan | 125 |
| 44/08/28 | 44/10/23 | King2 | 38.2.3/DesRon53/DesDiv105 | 66 104 | |
| 44/10/23 | 44/10/2? | escort Bunker Hill away from TG 38.2 | 125 | ||
| 44/11/0? | 44/11/20 | King2 | 38.2.3/DesRon53/DesDiv105 | 66 | |
| 44/11/20 | 44/11/22 | King2 | 38.4.3/DesRon53/DesDiv105 | 105 | |
| 44/12/11 | 44/12/24 | Love3 | 38.1/DesRon53/DesDiv105 | land Mindoro | 66 |
| 44/12/18 | 38.1/DesRon53/DesDiv105 | damage(typhoon) | 85 | ||
| 44/12/30 | 45/01/25 | Mike1 | 38.1.3/DesRon53/DesDiv105 | 66 | |
| 45/02/10 | 45/02/27 | Detach | 58.2.3/DesRon53/DesDiv105 | 66 | |
| 45/02/11 | 45/02/12 | Detach | 58.8/DesDiv105 | 125 | |
| 45/02/15 | 45/02/17 | Detach | 58.8/DesDiv105 | screen ahead of TF 58 main forces | 125 |
| 45/02/24 | 45/02/2? | Detach | 58.8/DesDiv105 | 125 | |
| 45/02/26 | Detach | 58.2.3/DesRon53/DesDiv105 | damaged by storm off Iwojima | 85 | |
| 45/02/27 | 45/03/01 | Detach | 58.4 | retiring to Ulithi | 125 |
| 45/03/14 | 45/05/28 | Iceber | 58.4/DesRon53/DesDiv105 | 66 104 | |
| 45/03/27 | 45/05 | P.H. - training | 66 | ||
| 45/04/17 | Iceber | damage(kami + friendly fire) 290 nm SE of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa (24-01N, 132-32E) | 85 | ||
| 45/05/17 | Iceber | damgage(bomb) off Okinawa | |||
| 45/07/01 | 45/09 | 38.4/DesRon53/DesDiv105 | raid Home Is. | 66 104 | |
| 45/09/02 | Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony | 81 | |||