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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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<ol>Fletcher Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid April 3 1943 - Launched August 30 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BENHAM DD-796'''</li>
Commissioned December 20 1943 - Decommissioned October 18 1946<br/>
Recommissioned March 24 1951 - Decommissioned December 15 1960<br/>
Struck from Naval Register January 15 1974<br/><br/>
<li>'''BAP VILLAR D-71''' (Peruvian Naval Service)</li>
Transferred to Peru December 15 1960 and renamed<br/><br/>
Broken up for scrap 1980
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the 
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for 
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same 
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). 
Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[USS BENHAM DD-796_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-61)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a 
separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, 
the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one 
postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of 
earliest known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an 
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN 
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning December 20 1943 to October 18 1946</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>2z
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1944-08-28
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[[Image:JohnGermann_Benham_DD796_1944082813_1a_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Green cancel. Cartoon postcard.
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Locy Type<br/>9efu
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1945-06-28
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[[Image:JonBurdett benham dd796 19450628 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett benham dd796 19450628.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type P<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. B-27
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1945-10-30
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Benham_DD796_19451030_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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Asiatic fleet cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_John_Coulthard_ | John Coulthard]]
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<h4>2nd Commissioning March 24 1951 to December 15 1960</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2r
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1951-07-17
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First Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
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Locy Type<br/>2r
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1956-08-02
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[[Image:JonBurdett benham dd796 19590802 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type<br/>9efu
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1956-08-02
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Locy Type 2<br/><br/>[[SHENANDOAH_AD_26_ | USS Shenandoah<br/>AD 26]] 
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1961-01-21 
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[[Country_Peru_ | BAP VILLAR]], Welcome to Norfolk cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
BENHAM earned 8 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/><br/>
BENHAM DD-796 was at [[Tokyo Bay Ships|Tokyo Bay September 2 1945]] for the Japanese surrender ceremony<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Rear Admiral Andrew Ellicot Kennedy Benham (10 April 1832 - August 11 1905)<br/>
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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