In 1959, Bennett became one of seven Fletcher-class destroyers sold to Brazil, which renamed them for states as shown in the following table. (“CT” indicates “contratorpedeiro”—Portugese for “anti-torpedo boat”—nomenclature established by the first “torpedo boat destroyers” at the beginning of the 20th century):

   Bennett served in the Brazilian Navy until 1978, when she was sunk as a target.
   The image above shows the ceremony in which the ship was commissioned in the Brazilian Navy. The ensign is—for a few more minutes—American but the name and crew are Brazilian.
   During the passage home to Rio de Janeiro, Paraíba encountered a severe storm, took on water aft, and arrived down by the stern—inspiring immediate respect for the strength of the ship’s construction.