USS Benner (DE-551) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never built.

History
United States
NameUSS Benner
NamesakeSecond Lieutenant Stanley G. Benner (1916-1942), a U.S. Marine Corps officer and Silver Star recipient
BuilderBoston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts (proposed)
Laid downNever
FateConstruction contract cancelled 10 June 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort
Displacement1,350 tons
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam36 ft 8 in (11 m)
Draft9 ft 5 in (3 m)
Propulsion2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp; 2 propellers
Speed24 knots (44 km/h)
Range6,000 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 12 kt
Complement14 officers, 201 enlisted
Armament

Benner was to have been built at the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts, but her construction contract was cancelled on 10 June 1944 before construction could begin.

The name Benner was reassigned to the destroyer USS Benner (DD-807).

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