USS Bennington (CV/CVA/CVS-20) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 and from 1952 to 1970. She was sold for scrap in 1994.

本宁顿号航空母舰（USS Bennington CV-20）是一艘隶属于美国海军的航空母舰，为埃塞克斯级航空母舰的十二号舰。 本宁顿号航空母舰是美军第二艘以本宁顿为名的军舰，以纪念美国独立战争的本宁顿战役。

CV-20 General Specifications. Class: Essex-class aircraft carrier. Named for: Battle of Bennington. Complement: 2600 Officers and Enlisted . Length: 820 feet . Draft: 28 feet 5 inches. Flank Speed: 33 knots . Final Disposition: Scrapped in 1994

USS Bennington (CV-20) completed trials, shakedown training, and post-shakedown availability by 14 December when she departed New York and headed for the Pacific theater. She arrived in Ulithi...

USS Bennington (CV-20, later CVA-20 and CVS-20), 1944-1993. USS Bennington, a 27,100-ton Essex class aircraft carrier built at the New York Navy Yard, was commissioned in August 1944. After shakedown training, she passed through the Panama Canal in December 1944 and arrived in the western Pacific in early February 1945.

The Bennington ( CV-20) was Laid down 15 December 1942 and Launched 26 February 1944 by New York NavyYard; sponsored by Mrs. Melvin J. Maus, wife of Congressman Maus of Minnesota;and commissioned 6 August 1944, Captain J. B. Sykes in command. On 15 December 1944, Bennington got underway from New York and transited the Panama Canal on the 21st.

班宁顿号航空母舰 (CV-20)是一艘隶属于美国海军的航空母舰，为埃塞克斯级航空母舰的十二号舰，亦是美军第二艘以班宁顿为名的军舰，以纪念美国独立战争的班宁顿之战（Battle of Bennington）。

Welcome Aboard The USS BENNINGTON! USS Bennington and her crew. The information supplied is checked for accuracy to the best ability of our Historian, Joe Pires of Calabash, North Carolina, SK3 1966-1969 and those who arrange and present it.

Dec 3, 2017 · Colorized photo of five U.S. Navy Essex-class aircraft carriers at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California (USA), on 2 August 1966: USS Bennington (CVS-20), USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31), USS Yorktown (CVS-10), USS Valley Forge (LPH-8, converted to Amphibious Assault Ship (Helicopter)), and USS Hornet (CVS-12).

Mar 27, 2020 · On 30 June 1959, she became an antisubmarine warfare support aircraft carrier (CVS-20). Her fourth tour of duty in the Far East, carried out between October 1960 and May 1961, was highlighted...