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.

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 …

In June 1959, she became an anti-submarine warfare support aircraft carrier with the new designation CVS-20. She was in the Far East during the 1960-61 Laotian Crisis, guarding the …

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, …

USS Bennington (CV-20) remained in reserve for almost four years. On 29 October 1950, she moved to the New York Naval Shipyard to be modernized and prepared for active service. In …

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 …

2017年12月3日 · 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 …

2020年3月27日 · 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 …

Launched February 26, 1944 as the second USS Bennington CV-20 named for Bennington, Vermont the site of the Battle of Bennington during the Revolutionary War sponsored by the …

USS Bennington (CV/CVA/CVS-20) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the second US Navy ship to bear the name, …