[pta slowchat] DD-422 Mayo ( Benson Class destroyer )

USS Mayo DD 422 was the second ship of the World War II era Benson-Gleaves class, which totalled some 96 destroyers.

With the Battle of the Atlantic won by early 1945, Mayo and her sister ships of DESRON 7 headed for the Pacific. The famous "Tank Buster" of Salerno was now nicknamed the Mayo Maru and almost immediately began escorting transports and materials to Okinawa for a possible invasion of Japan.

With final victory over Japan in August 1945, MAYO and her sister ships escorted troop transports to Tokyo Bay, Japan for occupation of that country. Arriving early on 2 Sept, 1945, United States Ship MAYO passed and anchored within Tokyo Bay in view of USS MISSOURI for the Surrender Ceremony of Japan. It had been a long, hard fight from 1941 to 1945 for this ship and her crew. It was with great pride that the "Mayo Maru" was honored as a participant in the Surrender Ceremony thus ending World War II.





Specs

CLASS - BENSON As Built.
Displacement 2395 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 348' 4"(oa) x 36' 1" x 13' 2" (Max)
Armament 4 x 5"/38AA, 6 x 0.5" MG, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 50,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 35 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 12 Knots, Crew 208.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel, Quincy May 16 1938.
Launched March 26 1940 and commissioned September 18 1940.
Decommissioned March 18 1946.
Stricken December 1 1972.
Fate Sold May 8 1972 and broken up for scrap.

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