Destroyer of the Benson / Gleaves class
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Benson / Gleaves |
| Pennant | DD 422 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 16 May, 1938 |
| Launched | 26 Mar, 1940 |
| Commissioned | 18 Sep, 1940 |
| End service | 18 Mar, 1946 |
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| History | Decommissioned 18 March 1946.
Stricken 1 December 1971.
Sold 8 May 1972 and broken up for scrap.
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| Noteable events involving Mayo include: 25 Mar, 1942
USS Mayo picks up 4 survivors from the Dutch tanker Ocana that was torpedoed and sunk south of Nova Scotia, Canada in position 42º36'N, 65º30'W by the German submarine U-552. 11 Jul, 1942
USS Livermore and USS Mayo together pick up 32 survivors from the American merchant Santa Rita that was torpedoed and sunk on 9 July 1942 by the German submarine U-172 about 700 nautical miles north-east of Puerto Rico in position 26º11'N, 55º40'W. |
