Benson-Gleaves-class

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Benson-Gleaves-class [r]: Two closely associated classes of U.S. Navy destroyer, built between 1938 and 1940, which were somewhat undergunned compared with the Fletcher and especially Allen M. Sumner-class destroyers, but did workhorse duty during the war [e]

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