Destroyer of the Benson / Gleaves class
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Benson / Gleaves |
| Pennant | DD 426 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 19 Dec, 1938 |
| Launched | 20 Oct, 1939 |
| Commissioned | 17 Sep, 1940 |
| Lost | 20 Apr, 1944 |
| Loss position | 37.03N, 03.51E (See a map) |
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| History | Sunk after being torpedoed by German aircraft about 15 miles northeast of Algiers, Algeria in position 37º03'N, 03º51'E, 47 of her crew were lost. |
| Noteable events involving Lansdale include: 5 Sep, 1941
USS Lansdale picks up 3 survivors from the Panamanian merchant Longtaker that was torpedoed and sunk on 18 August 1941 south-west of Iceland in position 61º26'N, 30º50'W by the German submarine U-38. |
