USS Benner (DE-551)
Introduction '''USS ''Benner'' (DE-551)''' was a proposed World War II United States Navy ''John C. Butler''-class destroyer escort that was never built. ''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).
References ** Navsource Naval History: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy: Destroyer Escorts, Frigates, Littoral Warfare Vessels