| USS Benham DD-397 | |
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| General information | |
| Place of origin | USA |
| Category | Destroyer |
| Class | Benham-class |
| Sister ships | USS Ellet (DD-398) USS Lang (DD-399) USS Mayrant (DD-402) USS Rowan (DD-405) USS Stack (DD-406) USS Sterett (DD-407) |
| Used by | USA |
| Speed | 38.5 knots (71.3 km/h) |
| Crew in‑game | 6 |
| Seat 1 | |
| Primary weapon | 2x 127 mm Mark 12 DP |
| Secondary weapon | Depth Charge |
| Seat 2 | |
| Primary weapon | 2x 127 mm Mark 12 DP |
| Seat 3 | |
| Primary weapon | 2x .50 M2HB Browning |
| Seat 4 | |
| Primary weapon | 2x .50 M2HB Browning |
| Seat 5 | |
| Primary weapon | 4x 533 mm Mark 15 |
| Seat 6 | |
| Primary weapon | 4x 533 mm Mark 15 |
| File:Benham.jpg | |
USS Benham was the lead ship of the ten in total Benham class. Its design largely followed USS Bagley (DD-386) and USS Gridley (DD-380) before it. Its dedicated anti-aircraft armament was quite limited at first with only .50 machine guns as it was thought the dual purpose guns would be enough, it was later bolstered following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
1942[]
The Benham1942 version of the Benham destroyer has it anti-aircraft capability is increased with two dual 40 mm Bofors gun mounts and 20 mm Oerlikon guns replacing the .50 M2HB Browning positions. The rest of the Benham class always has this gun layout.