USS BENFOLD (DDG 65) | | GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER | | VESSEL STATUS | | Class: | DDG 51 | | UIC: | 21940 | Status: | Active, in commission | | Fleet: | U.S. PACIFIC FLEET | Date status Changed: | 03/30/1996 | | Homeport: | YOKOSUKA, JAPAN | Maintenance Category: | | | Berth: | | Force: | Battle Force | Builder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. | | MILESTONE DATES | Award Date: | 01/16/1991 | | Commission Date: | 03/30/1996 | Keel Date: | 09/27/1993 | | Inactivation Date: | | Launch Date: | 11/09/1994 | | Decommission Date: | | Age (since Launch) | 26.2 | | Years from Commission to Decommission: | | Delivery Date: | 12/04/1995 | | InService Date: | | Age (since Delivery) | 25.1 | | Out Service Date: | | | | | Stricken Date: | | | PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS | Overall Length: | 505 ft | | Waterline Length: | 466 ft | Extreme Beam: | 66 ft | | Waterline Beam: | 59 ft | Max Navigational Draft: | 32 ft | | Draft Limit: | 22 ft | Light Displacement: | 6884 tons | | Full Displacement: | 8960 tons | Dead Weight: | 2076 tons | | Hull Material: | | Steel hull, steel superstructure. | No. of Propellers: | 2 | | No. of Waterjets: | | | Propulsion Type: | | Gas Turbines | Accommodations: | Officers: | 26 | | | Enlisted: | 330 | | | PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS | Custodian: | | US NAVY | Planning Yard: | | General Dynamics Bath Iron Works | Nuclear Planning Yard: | | | Ships Program Manager: | PMS 400 | | Comments: | | Last Updated: | 06/27/2018 | | | | To learn more about current U.S. Navy ship types visit: | | |