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Bennington

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ClassEssex class
TypeAircraft carrier (CV)
HullCV-20
FateAfloat. Not sunk. Survived the war.
Armament (class)Fleet carrier. Flight deck, with the island set aft of amidships.
Command

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.

Bennington
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CV-20) underway off Long Island, New York (USA), on 25 September 1944. She is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 17A. Public domain.

USS Bennington (CV-20) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. James Bennett Sykes became her captain on 6 August 1944 and held command until 30 June 1945.

On 1 April 1945, while Sykes was still in command, Bennington was with the fast carriers off Okinawa. She came through that day afloat. She was not sunk. Boynton Lewis Braun relieved Sykes on 30 June 1945 and served as captain until 8 July 1946. Bennington survived the war.

The pictures on this page are the originals.