Hull Number: DD-492
Launch Date: 12/19/1941
Commissioned Date: 05/11/1942
Decommissioned Date: 05/02/1946
Voice Call Sign: DAYLIGHT (44)
Class: BENSON
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
Namesake: THEODERUS BAILEY
THEODERUS BAILEY
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (Published 1959)
Born at Chateaugay, NY, 12 April 1805, Theoderus Bailey was appointed a Midshipman in 1818. He was commended for energy, enterprise, and gallantry in the war with Mexico. During the Civil War he was Admiral Farragut’s second in command at the battle of New Orleans. Rear Admiral Bailey died at Washington, DC, 10 February 1877.
Disposition:
Sunk as target 29 deg 47.1 min N., 79 deg 52 min W.