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U.S. Navy Benson Class Destroyers (DD)
Note: A Blank spot indicates no information available.
Camouflage Design sheets, when available, are linked to separately from the camouflage measure.
Unless otherwise noted design sheets are from the National Archives via the Navy Historical Center

Hull

Name

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Notes

421 Benson MS 2 MS 12 Mod/
MS 22
MS 22 MS 32 / 3D    
422 Mayo   MS 22 MS 22 MS 22
MS 32 / 3D
MS 21  
423 Gleaves MS 2 MS 12 Mod   MS 22 MS 21
MS 22
 
424 Niblack MS 2 MS 22 MS 22 MS 32 / 3D 1
MS 22
MS 22  
425 Madison   MS 22        
426 Lansdale MS 2 MS 12 Mod  MS 22 MS 22 N/A Sunk 4/44
427 Hilary P Jones   MS 12 Mod MS 22   MS 21  
428 Charles F Hughes MS 2 MS 12 Mod MS 22 MS 22
MS 32 / 3D
MS 21  
429 Livermore   MS 12 Mod  MS 22 MS 22
MS 32 / 3D
MS 21  
430 Eberle   MS 12 Mod
MS 22
MS 22 MS 22 MS 21  
431 Plunkett   MS 12 Mod   MS 32 / 3D    
432 Kearny MS 2
MS 12
MS 12
MS 12 Mod
MS 22 MS 31 / 3D    
433 Gwin MS 1 MS 12 Mod MS 21 N/A N/A Sunk 7/43
434 Meredith MS 1 MS 12 Mod N/A N/A N/A Sunk 10/42
435 Grayson MS 1 MS 21 MS 21 MS 21
MS 22
MS 22  
436 Monssen MS 2 MS 12 Mod N/A N/A N/A Sunk 11/42
437 Woolsey   MS 12 Mod MS 22 MS 22 MS 21  
438 Ludlow MS 1 MS 12 Mod
MS 22
MS 22 MS 22 MS 22
MS 21
 
439 Edison MS 1 MS 12 Mod/
MS 22
MS 22      
440 Ericsson MS 1   MS 22 MS ?? / 3D    
441 Wilkes MS 1 MS 12 Mod
MS 22
MS 22 MS 22 MS 22  
442 Nicholson   MS 12 Mod MS 22 MS 21/
MS 22
MS 22  
443 Swanson MS 1
MS 12 Mod
MS 12 Mod
MS 22
MS 22 MS 22 MS 22 1945 Rev (June)  
444 Ingraham MS 1 MS 12 Mod
MS 22
N/A N/A N/A Sunk 8/42
453 Bristol   MS 12 Mod MS 22 N/A N/A Sunk 10/43
454 Ellyson   MS 12 Mod MS 22 MS 32 / 22D MS 21  
455 Hambleton   MS 12 Mod MS 22 MS 32 / 22D    
456 Rodman   MS 21
MS 22
MS 22 MS 32 / ?? MS 21  
457 Emmons   MS 12 Mod MS 22 MS 22 MS 22 Sunk 4/45
458 Macomb N/A MS 12 Mod?
MS 22
MS 22 MS 32a / 29d MS 21  
459 Laffey N/A MS 21 N/A N/A N/A Sunk 11/42
460 Woodworth N/A MS 21 MS 21 MS 32 / 6D    
461 Forrest N/A MS 12 Mod MS 22      
462 Fitch N/A MS 12 Mod MS 22      
463 Corry MS 12 Mod MS 12 Mod MS 22   N/A Sunk 6/44
464 Hobson N/A MS 12 Mod
MS 15
MS 22 MS 31 / ??GN    
483 Aaron Ward N/A MS 12 Mod MS 12 Mod
MS 21
N/A N/A Sunk 4/43
484 Buchanan N/A MS 12 Mod MS 12 Mod
MS 21
MS 32 / 3D MS 22  
485 Duncan N/A MS 12 Mod
MS 21
N/A N/A N/A Sunk 10/42
486 Lansdowne N/A MS 12 Mod MS 21 MS 31 / 3D MS 22  
487 Lardner N/A MS 12 Mod   MS 31 / 3D    
488 Mc Calla N/A MS 12 Mod
MS 21
MS 21 MS 21 MS 21  
489 Mervine N/A MS 12 Mod MS 22 MS 32 / 3D MS 21  
490 Quick N/A MS 12 Mod MS 22 MS 32 / 3D MS 21  
491 Farenholt N/A MS 12 Mod   MS 32 / 3D    
492 Bailey N/A MS 12 Mod MS 22
MS 21
MS 31 / 6D    
493 Carmick N/A MS 21 MS 22 MS 22 MS 21  
494 Doyle N/A N/A MS 21
MS 22
MS 22
MS 32 / 3D 
   
495 Endicott N/A N/A MS 21
MS 22
MS 32 / 3D  MS 21  
496 Mc Cook N/A N/A MS 22 MS 22
MS 31 / 3D
MS 21  
497 Frankford N/A N/A MS 22 MS 32 / 3D
MS 21
MS 21/
MS 22
 
598 Bancroft N/A MS 12 Mod
MS 21
MS 22 MS 22    
599 Barton N/A MS 12 Mod N/A N/A N/A Sunk 11/42
600 Boyle N/A MS 12 Mod
MS 22
MS 22 MS 32 / 3D MS 22  
601 Champlin N/A MS 22   MS 32 / 3D MS 22  
602 Meade N/A MS 12 Mod MS 21 MS 31 / 16d    
603 Murphy N/A MS 12 Mod MS 22   MS 21  
604 Parker N/A MS 21
MS 22
MS 22   MS 22  
605 Caldwell N/A MS 21 MS 21   MS 22  
606 Coghlan N/A   MS 21   MS 22  
607 Frazier N/A MS 21 MS 21 MS 21
MS 32 / 23d
   
608 Ganesvoort N/A MS 22
MS 21
MS 21 MS 21 MS 22  
609 Gillespie N/A MS 21 MS 22 MS 22    
610 Hobby N/A MS 22
MS 21
MS 21 MS 22    
611 Kalk N/A MS 22 MS 22
MS 21
MS 21    
612 Kendrick N/A MS 21 MS 21
MS 22
MS 32 / 3D  MS 22  
613 Laub N/A   MS 22 MS 32 / 3D     
614 Mackenzie N/A MS 22 MS 22 MS 32 / 3D     
615 McLanahan N/A MS 22 MS 22      
616 Nields N/A N/A MS 22   MS 22  
617 Ordronaux N/A N/A MS 22   MS 22  
618 Davison N/A MS 12 Mod?
MS 22
MS 22   MS 21  
619 Edwards N/A MS 12 Mod
MS 22 /
MS 21
MS 21      
620 Glennon N/A MS 22 MS 22  N/A N/A Sunk 7/43
621 Jeffers N/A MS 22        
622 Maddox N/A MS 22 MS 22  N/A N/A Sunk 6/43
623 Nelson N/A MS 22 MS 21 MS 22 MS 21  
624 Baldwin N/A N/A MS 22 MS 32 / 3D    
625 Harding N/A N/A MS 22 MS 32 / 3D    
626 Satterlee N/A N/A MS 22   MS 22  
627 Thompson N/A N/A MS 22   MS 21  
628 Welles N/A N/A MS 22   MS 21  
632 Cowie N/A MS 12 Mod
MS 21
MS 21 MS 32 / 3D MS 21  
633 Knight N/A MS 22 MS 22 MS 22
MS 32 / 3D 
MS 22  
634 Doran N/A   MS 22   MS 22  
635 Earle N/A   MS 22      
636 Butler N/A MS 22 MS 22   MS 22  
637 Gherardi N/A MS 22 MS 22      
638 Herndon N/A   MS 22   MS 22  
639 Shurbrick N/A   MS 22 MS 32 / ?? MS 22  
640 Beatty N/A MS 22 MS 22 N/A N/A Sunk 11/43
641 Tillman N/A   MS 22 MS 32 / 3D MS 22  
645 Stevenson N/A MS 22 MS 22      
646 Stockton N/A N/A MS 22 MS 22
MS 21 
MS 21
MS 22
 
647 Thorn N/A MS 22 MS 22 MS 32 / 16D
MS 21
   
648 Turner N/A N/A MS 22 MS 22 N/A Sunk 1/44
1 The design sheets were swapped port and starboard so that the port pattern was on the starboard side and vice versa.

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