*Note: 1:4800,
1:3000, and
1:2400 are offered in sets of
5,
1:1800 set of
3
The
Benham class of ten
destroyers was built for the
United States Navy (USN). They were part of a series of USN destroyers limited to 1,500 tons
standard displacement by the
London Naval Treaty and built in the 1930s. The class was laid down in 1936-1937 and all were commissioned in 1939. Much of their design was based on the immediately preceding
Gridley and
Bagley-class destroyers. Like these classes, the
Benhams were notable for including sixteen 21-inch (533 mm)
torpedo tubes, the heaviest torpedo armament ever on US destroyers (see note below). They introduced a new high-pressure boiler that saved space and weight, as only three of the new boilers were required compared to four of the older designs. The class served extensively in
World War II in the
Atlantic,
Mediterranean, and
Pacific theaters, including
Neutrality Patrols in the Atlantic 1940-1941.
Sterett received the United States
Presidential Unit Citation for the
Battle of Guadalcanal and the
Battle of Vella Gulf, and the
Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation for her World War II service. Two of the class were lost during World War II, three would be scrapped in 1947, while the remaining five ships would be
scuttled after being contaminated from the
Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests at
Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.
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*Note: Model based on
DD406 Stack [1943]. In 1941 until early 1942, all ships of the class landed their after quad 533mm TT in exchange for more light AA and 4 DCTs