U.S. Destroyer - Gleaves Class Last Vessel Archives: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 Next Vessel Launched: 1939   Displacement: 1839 tons   2395 tons full load Length: 348ft.   Beam: 36ft.   Speed: 35kts.   Draft: 13ft.   Endurance: 6,500 nm (12 kt) Armament: Guns: 4x5in/38 dual-purpose   AA: 2x40mm twin Bofors   7x20mm Oerlikons   Torpedo Tubes: 1x5 21in The Benson/Gleaves class (the two were almost indistinguishable) was the last of the pre-war U.S. destroyer types and were kept in production mainly as a stop-gap until the production of Fletcher-class destroyers came up to speed. Originally armed with 5 5-inch guns and 2 5-torpedo mounts, the armament was reconfigured early in production to accommodate additional AA guns. Most Benson/Gleaves-class destroyers were stationed in the Atlantic where their forecastle design had the advantage in sea- keeping over the Fletchers.

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