LIST OF BLUERINTS
Benson class
|
Title |
Shipyard & Vessel |
Date of |
Page |
|
Historical data plate, |
Boston Navy Yard |
June 29, 1940 |
21 |
|
Draft marks, ships=
names, |
do. |
Jan. 10, 1939 |
22-23 |
|
Outboard profile, |
do. |
Sept. 3, 1940 |
24-27 |
|
Inboard profile, compartment & |
do. |
Feb. 13, 1939 |
28-30 |
|
Main deck & 1st platform, general |
do. |
Oct. 20, 1939 |
31-33 |
|
Forecastle deck & bridges, general |
do. |
Oct. 24, 1939 |
34-42 |
|
Faired lines, |
do. |
Aug. 9, 1939 |
43-45 |
|
Body plan, fwd., |
do. |
Jan. 27, 1938 |
46 |
|
Body plan, aft, |
do. |
do. |
47 |
|
Stem contour, |
DD-425 to 428 |
- |
48 |
|
Stern contour, |
do. |
- |
49 |
|
Profile in way of skeg, |
do. |
- |
50 |
|
Outside plating, stem to frame 67, |
Boston Navy Yard |
Mar. 30, 1938 |
51-52 |
|
Outside plating, frame 67 to 139, |
do. |
June 17, 1938 |
53-54 |
|
Outside plating, frame 139 to stern, |
do. |
July 21, 1938 |
55-56 |
|
Framing expansion diagram, |
do. |
Jan. 29, 1938 |
57-59 |
|
Bow framing, |
do. |
May 25, 1938 |
60-62 |
|
Sections, ford., frames 12, 18. 29, 35, 41, 56, 63, 77 & 93, |
do. |
Jan. 12, 1940 |
63-64 |
|
Sections, aft, frames 110, 122, 132, |
do. |
do. |
65-66 |
|
Forecastle deck plating, |
do. |
July 19, 1938 |
67-69 |
|
Main deck plating, stem to frame 67, |
Boston Navy Yard |
May 11, 1938 |
70-71 |
|
Main deck plating, frame 56 to 139, |
do. |
July 22, 1938 |
72-73 |
|
Main deck plating, frame 139 to |
do. |
Nov. 22, 1938 |
74-75 |
|
Foc=sle deck
house & superstructure |
do. |
Aug. 31, 1938 |
76-77 |
|
House & bhds., on superstructure |
do. |
April 5, 1939 |
78-80 |
|
House & bhds., on navigating bridge, |
do. |
Feb. 6, 1939 |
81-82 |
|
S.T.S. (10" non-magnetic) protection |
Boston Navy Yard |
May 14, 1941 |
83 |
|
Midship deck house, top and |
Boston Navy Yard |
April 28, 1940 |
84-86 |
|
House & bhds., on after deck house, |
do. |
July 28, 1939 |
87-88 |
|
After deck house sides & top, |
do. |
Oct. 6, 1838 |
89-90 |
|
Arrangement of chart house, torpedo |
do. |
May 16, 1939 |
91 |
|
Bulwark, frames 70-132, |
do. |
Jan. 3, 1939 |
92-93 |
|
Rail & awning stanchions, arrg=t., |
do. |
Sept. 13, 1939 |
94-96 |
|
Rail & awning stanchions, arrg=t., |
do. |
July 14, 1939 |
97-98 |
|
Awnings & weather cloths, |
do. |
Aug. 8, 1939 |
99-100 |
|
Rubber matting on weather decks, |
do. |
May 5, 1939 |
101-102 |
|
Arrg=t., of mast & rigging, |
do. |
Nov. 27, 1939 |
103-107 |
|
Rigging details, sheet #2, |
do. |
June 12, 1939 |
108-109 |
|
Antenna trunk, battle staff & |
do. |
Jan. 30, 1943 |
110-111 |
|
Battle staff, screened speed light & |
Boston Navy Yard |
Mar. 5, 1940 |
112-113 |
|
Pole for masthead & towing light, |
do. |
Oct. 10, 1939 |
114-115 |
|
Skeg, |
do. |
Apr. 18, 1938 |
116-117 |
|
Propeller guards, |
do. |
Dec. 1, 1938 |
118-119 |
|
Rudder, |
do. |
Nov. 23, 1939 |
120-121 |
|
Hammock & coothes lines, arrg=t.,
& |
do. |
Aug. 18, 1939 |
122 |
|
Slop chute & stowage, |
do. |
May 28, 1938 |
123 |
|
Ship=s bell, |
do. |
June 14, 1939 |
124 |
|
Anchor & abandon ship ladders, |
do. |
Mar. 7, 1939 |
125-126 |
|
Side ladder, arrg=t., |
do. |
Feb. 13, 1939 |
127 |
|
Life buoy stowage, |
do. |
Apr. 17, 1939 |
128 |
|
Guard rails around hatchways, |
do. |
July 18, 1939 |
129 |
|
Warping arrg=t., & fairlead details, |
do. |
Oct. 12, 1939 |
130-131 |
|
Shell dblrs in way of condenser inlet |
do. |
Oct. 11, 1938 |
132-133 |
|
Hawse pipe details, |
do. |
Nov. 17, 1938 |
134-135 |
|
Anchor handling, arrg=t., |
do. |
Dec. 6, 1939 |
136 |
|
Misc. anchor handling details, |
do. |
May 23, 1939 |
137-139 |
|
Wildcat & capstan, arrg=t., foc=sle dk., |
do. |
Sept. 11, 1939 |
140 |
|
Elec. Hydraulic windlass, gen=l |
do. |
do. |
141 |
|
Isometric arrg=t,
elec. Hydraulic |
Struthers Wells |
Nov. 15, 1938 |
142 |
|
Boat handling, arrg=t., fwd., |
Boston Navy Yard |
Aug. 21, 1939 |
143-144 |
|
Arrg=t., ford.
Boat boom & qtr. Boom |
Boston Navy Yard |
May 12, 1939 |
145-146 |
|
Stowage of position, buoy & towing |
do. |
Nov. 3, 1939 |
147 |
|
Double block at davit head for 26" |
do. |
July 28, 1939 |
148 |
|
Boat handling davits & details, |
do. |
Jan. 12, 1940 |
149-150 |
|
Torpedo handling, arrg=t., |
do. |
June 9, 1939 |
151-153 |
|
Reserve torpedo, handling details, |
do. |
June 30, 1939 |
154-155 |
|
Torpedo handling crane at frame 110 |
do. |
June 9, 1939 |
156-157 |
|
Anchor light, details & location, |
Boston Navy Yard |
June 10, 1941 |
158 |
|
Arrangement of Y-gun, handling & |
Boston Navy Yard |
May 16, 1940 |
159-161 |
|
Top of aft deck house, mod. Of |
Boston Navy Yard |
Feb. 5, 1943 |
162-163 |
|
After searchlight and range finder |
do. |
Apr. 13, 1939 |
164-165 |
|
Platforms & foundations for 40/mm |
Boston Navy Yard |
Feb. 15, 1943 |
166-167 |
|
20/mm mach gun platforms, |
do. |
Mar. 19, 1942 |
168-169 |
|
20/mm gun platform, portable & |
Boston Navy Yard |
Feb. 17, 1943 |
170 |
|
Modification of 20/mm platforms, |
Boston Navy Yard |
Feb. 15, 1943 |
171-172 |
Ships of class: USS Benson (DD-421), USS Mayo (DD-422), USS Madison (DD-425), USS Lansdale (DD-426), USS Hilary P. Jones (DD-427), USS Charles F. Hughes (DD-428), USS Laffey (DD-459), USS Woodworth (DD-460), USS Farenholt (DD-491), USS Bailey (DD-492), USS Bancroft (DD-598), USS Barton (DD-599), USS Boyle (DD-600), USS Champlin (601), USS Meade (DD-602), USS Murphy (DD-603), USS Parker (DD-604), USS Caldwell (DD-605), USS Coghlan (DD-606), USS Frazier (DD-607), USS Gansevoort (DD-608), USS Gillespie (DD-609), USS Hobby (DD-610), USS Kalk (DD-611), USS Kendrick (DD-612), USS Laub (DD-613), USS Mackenzie (DD-614), USS McLanahan (DD-615), USS Nields (DD-616) and USS Ordronaux (DD-617).