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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Lansdale (DD-426) |
| Namesake | Lieutenant Philip Lansdale |
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
| Laid down | 19 December 1938 |
| Launched | 30 October 1939 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Ethel S. Lansdale |
| Commissioned | 17 September 1940 |
| Honors and awards | 4 Battle Stars |
| Fate | Sunk by enemy action, 20 April 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Benson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,620 long tons (1,650 t) |
| Length | 347 ft 11 in (106.05 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 9 in (3.58 m) |
| Speed | 33 kn (38 mph; 61 km/h) |
| Complement | 191 |
| Armament | 5 × 5 in (130 mm)/38 cal dual purpose guns, 4 × .50 in (13 mm) machine guns, 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 1 × depth charge thrower |
The second USS Lansdale (DD-426) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Philip Lansdale.
Lansdale was laid down on 19 December 1938 by Boston Navy Yard; launched on 30 October 1939; sponsored by Mrs. Ethel S. Lansdale, widow of the ship's namesake; and commissioned on 17 September 1940 at Boston, Massachusetts.