USS Bennett

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USS Bennett (DD-473), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the U.S. Navy that was named for the naval aviator Floyd Bennett (1890–1928), who flew towards the North Pole with Richard E. Byrd in 1926, but it is disputed whether they made it there.

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Bennett destroyer; D28; D28 Paraiba; DD-473; Paraiba destroyer
length 114.8 metre, speed 35 knot, 
Fletcher-class destroyerdestroyerBoston Navy YardUnited States Navy


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    1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
    1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
    1941-12-10T00:00:00Z
    1941-12-10T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
    1943-02-09T00:00:00Z
    1943-02-09T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
    1946-04-18T00:00:00Z
    1946-04-18T00:00:00Z
    ship decommissioning
    1942-04-16T00:00:00Z
    1942-04-16T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
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    USS Lutze (DD-481) alongside of USS Egeria (ARL-8) at Kerama Retto, in April 1945 (80-G-330104)USS Lutze (DD-481) alongside of USS Egeria (ARL-8) at Kerama Retto, in April 1945 (80-G-330104)
    USS Bennett (DD-473) at sea circa August 1945USS Bennett (DD-473) at sea circa August 1945
    USS BENNETT - War Diary, 11-1-30-44 - DPLA - b47f8c56ec5b63971c6b1fc2b3f2ab92USS BENNETT - War Diary, 11-1-30-44 - DPLA - b47f8c56ec5b63971c6b1fc2b3f2ab92
    USS Bennett (DD-473) off Boston, Massacusetts (USA), on 7 May 1943USS Bennett (DD-473) off Boston, Massacusetts (USA), on 7 May 1943