USS Bennington CV-20 / CVA-20 / CVS-20 |
Type: |
Aircraft Carrier |
Class: |
Essex (short) |
Builder: |
New York Naval Shipyard Brooklyn, New York |
Hull Number: |
CV-20 CVA-20 (Oct. 1, 1952) CVS-20 (June 30, 1959) |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Commissioned: |
August 6, 1944 |
Keel Laid: |
December 15, 1942 |
Decommissioned: |
January 15, 1970 |
Launched: |
February 26, 1944 |
Stricken: |
September 20, 1989 |
Fate: |
Sold for scrap Jan. 12, 1994. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published May 11, 2006 |