Sea Weapons

Destroyer (1939)

Benson / Gleaves class

USS Forrest (DD-461)

Preceded by:

Mahan (1936)

Succeeded by:

Fletcher (1941)

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Benson:
Benson DD-421 Bethlehem16/05/193815/11/193925/07/194018/03/1946Transferred
Mayo DD-422 Bethlehem16/05/193826/03/194018/09/194018/03/1946Sold/Scrapped
Madison DD-425 Boston N Yd19/09/193820/10/193906/08/194013/03/1946Sunk as target
Lansdale DD-426 Boston N Yd19/12/193820/10/193917/09/194020/04/1944 Loss by aircraft
Hilary P. Jones DD-427 Charleston N Yd16/05/193814/12/193906/09/194006/02/1947Transferred
Charles F. Hughes DD-428 Puget Sound N Yd03/01/193816/05/194006/09/194018/03/1946Sunk as target
Laffey DD-459 Bethlehem13/01/194129/11/194131/03/194213/11/1942 Loss by surface ship
Woodworth DD-460 Bethlehem30/04/194129/11/194130/04/194214/01/1951Transferred
Farenholt DD-491 Bethlehem11/12/194019/11/194102/04/194226/04/1946Sold/Scrapped
Bailey DD-492 Bethlehem29/01/194119/12/194111/05/194202/05/1948Sunk as target
Bancroft DD-598 Bethlehem01/05/194131/12/194130/04/194201/02/1946Sold/Scrapped
Barton DD-599 Bethlehem20/05/194131/01/194229/05/194213/11/1942 Loss by surface ship
Boyle DD-600 Bethlehem31/12/194115/06/194215/08/194229/03/1946Sunk as target
Champlin DD-601 Bethlehem31/01/194225/06/194212/09/194231/01/1947Sold/Scrapped
Meade DD-602 Bethlehem25/03/194115/02/194222/06/194217/06/1946Sunk as target
Murphy DD-603 Bethlehem19/05/194129/04/194223/07/194209/03/1946Sold/Scrapped
Parker DD-604 Bethlehem09/06/194112/05/194231/08/194231/01/1947Sold/Scrapped
Caldwell DD-605 Bethlehem24/03/194115/01/194210/06/194224/04/1946Sold/Scrapped
Coghlan DD-606 Bethlehem28/03/194112/02/194210/07/194231/03/1947Sold/Scrapped
Frazier DD-607 Bethlehem05/07/194117/03/194230/07/194215/04/1946Sold/Scrapped
Gansevoort DD-608 Bethlehem16/06/194111/04/194225/08/194201/02/1946Sunk as target
Gillespie DD-609 Bethlehem16/06/194108/05/194218/09/194217/04/1946Sunk as target
Hobby DD-610 Bethlehem30/06/194104/06/194218/11/194201/02/1946Sunk as target
Kalk DD-611 Bethlehem30/06/194118/07/194217/10/194203/05/1946Sunk as target
Kendrick DD-612 Bethlehem01/05/194102/04/194212/09/194231/03/1947Sunk as target
Laub DD-613 Bethlehem01/05/194128/04/194224/10/194202/02/1946Sold/Scrapped
MacKenzie DD-614 Bethlehem29/05/194127/06/194221/11/194204/02/1946Sunk as target
McLanahan DD-615 Bethlehem29/05/194107/09/194219/12/194202/02/1946Sold/Scrapped
Nields DD-616 Bethlehem15/06/194201/10/194215/01/194325/03/1946Sold/Scrapped
Ordronaux DD-617 Bethlehem25/07/194209/11/194213/02/194327/03/1946Sold/Scrapped
Gleaves:
Gleaves DD-423 Bath Iron Works16/05/193809/12/193914/06/194008/05/1946Sold/Scrapped
Niblack DD-424 Bath Iron Works08/08/193818/05/194001/08/194001/06/1946Sold/Scrapped
Livermore DD-429 Bath Iron Works06/03/193903/08/194007/10/194024/01/1947Sold/Scrapped
Eberle DD-430 Bath Iron Works12/04/193914/09/194004/12/194003/06/1946Transferred
Plunkett DD-431 Federal01/03/193909/03/194017/07/194003/05/1946Transferred
Kearny DD-432 Federal01/03/193909/03/194013/09/194007/03/1946Sold/Scrapped
Gwin DD-433 Boston N Yd01/06/193925/05/194015/01/194113/07/1943 Loss by surface ship
Meredith DD-434 Boston N Yd01/06/193924/04/194001/03/194115/10/1942 Loss by aircraft
Grayson DD-435 Charleston N Yd17/07/193907/08/194014/02/194104/02/1947Sold/Scrapped
Monssen DD-436 Puget Sound N Yd12/07/193916/05/194014/03/194113/11/1942 Loss by surface ship
Woolsey DD-437 Bath Iron Works09/10/193912/02/194107/05/194106/02/1947Sold/Scrapped
Ludlow DD-438 Bath Iron Works18/12/193911/11/194005/03/194122/01/1951Transferred
Edison DD-439 Federal18/03/194023/11/194031/01/194118/05/1946Sold/Scrapped
Ericsson DD-440 Federal18/03/194023/11/194013/03/194115/03/1946Sunk as target
Wilkes DD-441 Boston N Yd01/11/193931/05/194022/04/194104/03/1946Sold/Scrapped
Nicholson DD-442 Boston N Yd01/11/193931/05/194003/06/194115/01/1951Transferred
Swanson DD-443 Charleston N Yd15/11/193902/11/194029/05/194110/12/1945Sold/Scrapped
Ingraham DD-444 Charleston N Yd15/11/193915/02/194119/07/194122/08/1942 Loss in collision
Bristol DD-453 Federal20/12/194025/07/194122/10/194113/10/1943 Loss by submarine
Ellyson DD-454 Federal20/12/194025/07/194128/11/194119/10/1954Transferred
Hambleton DD-455 Federal16/12/194026/09/194122/12/194115/01/1955Sold/Scrapped
Rodman DD-456 Federal16/12/194026/09/194129/04/194228/07/1955Transferred
Emmons DD-457 Bath Iron Works14/11/194023/08/194105/12/194106/04/1945
Macomb DD-458 Bath Iron Works03/09/194023/09/194126/01/194219/10/1954Transferred
Forrest DD-461 Boston N Yd06/01/194114/06/194113/01/194230/11/1945Sold/Scrapped
Fitch DD-462 Boston N Yd06/01/194114/06/194103/02/194224/02/1956Sunk as target
Corry DD-463 Charleston N Yd04/09/194028/07/194118/12/194106/06/1944 Loss by mine
Hobson DD-464 Charleston N Yd14/11/194008/09/194122/01/194226/04/1952 Loss in collision
Aaron Ward DD-483 Federal11/02/194122/11/194104/03/194207/04/1943 Loss by aircraft
Buchanan DD-484 Federal11/02/194122/11/194121/03/194221/05/1946Transferred
Duncan DD-485 Federal31/07/194120/02/194216/04/194212/10/1942 Loss by surface ship
Lansdowne DD-486 Federal31/07/194120/02/194229/04/194202/05/1946Transferred
Lardner DD-487 Federal15/09/194120/03/194213/05/194216/05/1946Transferred
McCalla DD-488 Federal15/09/194120/03/194227/05/194217/05/1946Transferred
Mervine DD-489 Federal03/11/194103/05/194217/06/194227/05/1949Sold/Scrapped
Quick DD-490 Federal03/11/194103/05/194203/07/194228/05/1949Sold/Scrapped
Carmick DD-493 Seattle-Tacoma29/05/194108/03/194228/12/194215/02/1954Sold/Scrapped
Doyle DD-494 Seattle-Tacoma26/05/194117/03/194227/01/194319/05/1955Sold/Scrapped
Endicott DD-495 Seattle-Tacoma01/05/194105/04/194225/02/194317/08/1955Sold/Scrapped
McCook DD-496 Seattle-Tacoma01/05/194130/04/194215/03/194327/05/1949Sold/Scrapped
Frankford DD-497 Seattle-Tacoma05/06/194117/05/194231/03/194306/03/1946Sunk as target
Davison DD-618 Federal26/02/194219/07/194211/09/194224/06/1949Sold/Scrapped
Edwards DD-619 Federal26/02/194219/07/194218/09/194211/04/1946Sold/Scrapped
Glennon DD-620 Federal25/03/194226/08/194208/10/194210/06/1944 Loss by coastal battery
Jeffers DD-621 Federal25/03/194226/08/194205/11/194223/05/1955Sold/Scrapped
Maddox DD-622 Federal07/05/194215/09/194231/10/194210/07/1943 Loss by aircraft
Nelson DD-623 Federal07/05/194215/09/194226/11/194201/01/1947Sold/Scrapped
Baldwin DD-624 Seattle-Tacoma19/07/194114/06/194230/04/194320/06/1946Scuttled inactive
Harding DD-625 Seattle-Tacoma22/07/194128/06/194225/05/194302/11/1945Sold/Scrapped
Satterlee DD-626 Seattle-Tacoma10/09/194117/07/194201/07/194316/03/1946Sold/Scrapped
Thompson DD-627 Seattle-Tacoma22/09/194110/08/194210/07/194318/05/1954Sold/Scrapped
Welles DD-628 Seattle-Tacoma27/09/194107/09/194216/08/194304/02/1946Sold/Scrapped
Cowie DD-632 Boston N Yd18/03/194127/09/194101/06/194227/04/1947Sold/Scrapped
Knight DD-633 Boston N Yd18/03/194127/09/194123/06/194219/03/1947Sunk as target
Doran DD-634 Boston N Yd14/06/194110/12/194104/08/194229/01/1947Sold/Scrapped
Earle DD-635 Boston N Yd14/06/194110/12/194101/09/194217/05/1947Sold/Scrapped
Butler DD-636 Philadelphia N Yd16/09/194112/02/194215/08/194208/11/1945Sold/Scrapped
Gherardi DD-637 Philadelphia N Yd16/09/194112/02/194215/09/194217/12/1955Sunk as target
Herndon DD-638 Norfolk N Yd26/08/194105/02/194220/12/194228/01/1946Sunk as target
Shubrick DD-639 Norfolk N Yd17/02/194218/04/194207/02/194316/11/1945Sold/Scrapped
Beatty DD-640 Charleston N Yd01/05/194120/12/194107/05/194206/11/1943 Loss by aircraft
Tillman DD-641 Charleston N Yd01/05/194120/12/194104/06/194206/02/1947Sold/Scrapped
Stevenson DD-645 Federal23/07/194211/11/194215/12/194227/04/1946Sold/Scrapped
Stockton DD-646 Federal24/07/194211/11/194111/01/194316/05/1946Sold/Scrapped
Thorn DD-647 Federal15/11/194228/02/194301/04/194306/05/1946Sunk as target
Turner DD-648 Federal16/11/194228/02/194315/04/194303/01/1944 Internal explosion/fire
Transfers:
Ship Code Former Code Comm Decomm Fate
Doxa D20 Ludlow DD-438 22/01/19511972Sold/Scrapped
Niki D65 Eberle DD-430 22/01/19511972Sold/Scrapped
Artigliere D553 Woodworth DD-460 11/06/19511971Sold/Scrapped
Aviere D554 Nicholson DD-442 15/01/19511970Sold/Scrapped
Asakaze DD-181 Ellyson DD-454 19/10/19541970Transferred as spares
Hatakaze DD-182 Macomb DD-458 19/10/19541969Transferred
Gaziantap D344 Lansdowne DD-486 10/06/19491973Sold/Scrapped
Giresun D345 McCalla DD-488 29/04/19491973Sold/Scrapped
Gelibolu D346 Buchanan DD-484 28/04/19491976Sold/Scrapped
Gemlik D347 Lardner DD-487 10/06/19491974Sunk as target
Lo Yang DD-14 Benson DD-421 26/02/19541975Sold/Scrapped
Han Yang DD-15 Hilary P. Jones DD-427 26/02/19541974Sold/Scrapped
Hsien Yang DD-16 Rodman DD-456 28/07/19551969 Grounded/Wrecked
Nan Yang DD-17 Plunkett DD-431 16/02/19591975Sold/Scrapped
Hsien Yang DD-16 Hatakaze DD-182 06/08/19701972Used as spares

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