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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Madison (DD-425) |
| Namesake | James J. Madison |
| Ordered | 1938 |
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
| Laid down | 19 September 1938 |
| Launched | 20 October 1939 |
| Commissioned | 6 August 1940 |
| Decommissioned | 13 March 1946 |
| Stricken | 1 June 1968 |
| Fate | Sunk as target, 14 October 1969 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Benson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,620 tons |
| Length | 347 ft 7 in (105.94 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 11 in (11.25 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 9 in (3.58 m) |
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| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Range | 6,500 nautical miles at 12 kn (12,000 km at 22 km/h) |
| Complement | 235 |
| Armament | 5 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns, 6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) guns, 10 × 21 in (53 cm) torpedo tubes, 2 × depth charge tracks |
USS Madison (DD-425) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She is the third Navy ship of that name, and the first named for Commander James J. Madison (1888–1922), who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War I.
Madison was laid down on 19 September 1938 by the Boston Navy Yard; launched on 20 October 1939; sponsored by Mrs. Ethel Madison Meyn, widow of Commander Madison; and commissioned on 6 August 1940.