BENSON Class
Data for USS Benson (DD-421) as of 1945
Length Overall: 347' 10"
Beam: 36' 1"
Draft: 13' 6"
Standard Displacement: 1,620 tons
Full Load Displacement: 2,525 tons
Fuel capacity: 2,912 barrels
Armament:
Four 5″/38 caliber guns
Two 40mm twin anti-aircraft mounts
Two 21″ quintuple torpedo tubes
Complement:
16 Officers
260 Enlisted
Propulsion:
4 Boilers
2 Bethlehem Turbines: 47,000 horsepower
Highest speed on trials: 36.7 knots