USS Benner (DE-551) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never built.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Benner |
| Namesake | Second Lieutenant Stanley G. Benner (1916-1942), a U.S. Marine Corps officer and Silver Star recipient |
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts (proposed) |
| Laid down | Never |
| Fate | Construction contract cancelled 10 June 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | John C. Butler-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement | 1,350 tons |
| Length | 306 ft (93 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 8 in (11 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 5 in (3 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp; 2 propellers |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
| Range | 6,000 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 12 kt |
| Complement | 14 officers, 201 enlisted |
| Armament |
|
Benner was to have been built at the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts, but her construction contract was cancelled on 10 June 1944 before construction could begin.
The name Benner was reassigned to the destroyer USS Benner (DD-807).
References
edit
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- Navsource Naval History: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy: Destroyer Escorts, Frigates, Littoral Warfare Vessels
