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
Page published May 11, 2006