Lo Yang

ROCS Lo Yang was a Benson-Class Destroyer built for the US Navy during the years of 1938 and 1939. On 26 February 1954, Benson was transferred to the government of the Republic of China. There were 30 Benson class destroyer is built between the years of 1939 to1943.

ROCS Lo Yang served between the years of 1954 to 1975.

Preceded by:  Sims class

Succeeded by: Gleaves class

ROCS Lo Yang , formerly USS Benson(DD421) was transferred to the government of the Republic of China, and she served the Republic of China Navy as Lo Yang (DD-14) into the mid-1970s. As the result of a survey made of her early in 1974, they replaced her with another American destroyer that the Navy loaned them in 1975, the former USS Taussig (DD-746), which then became Lo Yang (DD-14). Meanwhile, Benson’s name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 November 1974.