USN · CV
AfloatEssex-class carrier, CV-20. She was with the fast carriers off Okinawa and was not sunk.
| Class | Essex class |
|---|---|
| Type | Aircraft carrier (CV) |
| Hull | CV-20 |
| Fate | Afloat. Not sunk. Survived the war. |
| Armament (class) | Fleet carrier. Flight deck, with the island set aft of amidships. |
| Command |
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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.
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.
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Command
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · with the fast carriers; not sunk
Afloat
Photos and infoThe Doolittle RaidBattle of MidwayLandings on Guadalcanal and TulagiBattle of the Eastern SolomonsBattle of the Santa Cruz IslandsBattle of Rennell IslandGilbert Islands, November 1943Marshall IslandsOperation Hailstone, the raid on TrukBattle of the Philippine SeaBattle off Cape EngañoIwo JimaOkinawa
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