
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
DD-598 USS Bancroft
- Benson Class Destroyer:
 - Displacement: 2,450 tons
 - Length: 348'2"
 - Beam: 35'4"
 - Draft: 17'4"
 - Speed: 37 knots
 - Armament: 4 5"/38 DP, 2x2 40mm, 8 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks + 2 track extensions, 4 depth charge projectors, 1x5 21" torpedo tubes
 - Complement: 276
 - High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 50,000 h.p.
 - Built at Bethlehem, Quincy, and commissioned 30 April 1942
 
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November 14, 2000