BENHAM DD 796

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Fletcher Class Destroyer Keel Laid April 3 1943 - Launched August 30 1943 USS BENHAM DD 796 Commissioned December 20 1943 - Decommissioned October 18 1946 Recommissioned March 24 1951 - Decommissioned December 15 1960 Struck from Naval Register January 15 1974 BAP VILLAR D-71 (Peruvian Naval Service) Transferred to Peru December 15 1960 and renamed Broken up for scrap 1980

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945-61)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning December 20 1943 to October 18 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-08-28

Green cancel. Cartoon postcard.

 

Locy Type 9efu

1945-06-28

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Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-27

1945-10-30

Asiatic fleet cachet by John Coulthard

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2nd Commissioning March 24 1951 to December 15 1960

 

Locy Type FDPS 2r

1951-07-17

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2r

1956-08-02

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Locy Type 9efu

1956-08-02

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Locy Type 2 USS Shenandoah AD 26

1961-01-21

N/A

BAP VILLAR, Welcome to Norfolk cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Other Information

BENHAM earned 8 Battle Stars (WWII)

BENHAM DD-796 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender ceremony

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Andrew Ellicot Kennedy Benham (10 April 1832 - August 11 1905)
Benham was appointed a Midshipman in 1847. He took part in the Paraguay Expedition (1854-55) and served with both the South Atlantic and West Gulf Blockading Squadrons during the Civil War. He commanded the North Atlantic Station 1892-93, and retired the following year. Rear Admiral Benham died at Lake Mahopac, N. Y., August 11 1905

 

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