USS Bennett (DD-473)

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USS Bennett (DD-473) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

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instanceOf Fletcher-class destroyer
United States Navy warship
World War II destroyer
armament 5-inch/38 caliber guns
anti-aircraft guns
torpedo tubes
awarded Bureau of Naval Personnel Unit Commendation
battle stars for World War II service
beam about 39.7 ft
commissionedOn 1942-02-09
conflict World War II
country United States of America
crewComplement about 273 officers and enlisted
damagedBy kamikaze attack
damagedDuring Battle of Okinawa
decommissionedOn 1946-04-18
fate scrapped
sold to Brazil
fullLoadDisplacement about 2,500 tons
hullMaterial steel
laidDownAt Boston Navy Yard
laidDownOn 1941-12-10
launchedOn 1942-04-16
length about 376.5 ft
namedAfter Floyd Bennett
newName Paraíba (D-28)
operator United States Navy
pennantNumber DD-473
propulsion steam turbines
role escort ship
screening destroyer
shore bombardment ship
scrappedIn 1989
serviceBranch United States Navy
shipClass Fletcher class
shipType destroyer
sponsoredBy Mrs. Floyd Bennett
standardDisplacement about 2,050 tons
strickenFromNavalRegisterOn 1974-10-01
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater of Operations
tookPartIn Aleutian Islands campaign
Battle of Leyte
Battle of Okinawa
Gilbert Islands campaign
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
Marshall Islands campaign
topSpeed about 35 knots
transferredOn 1959-12-15
transferredTo Brazilian Navy

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Floyd Bennett hasNamesake USS Bennett (DD-473)