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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: NH 87840

Villar

(Peruvian Destroyer, formerly USS Benham, DD-796)

Ship's crew salutes the flag of Peru as the ship is placed in commission, probably on 15 December 1960, the day she was transferred from the U.S. Navy.

Courtesy of Dr. Robert L. Scheina.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

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Image posted 18 April 2006