file created: 12/07/02 00:13:53 , last update: 01/04/01
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CV-20 Bennington
United States Navy aircraft carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Essex-short 1942/12/15
New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y.
1944/02/26 1944/08/06 1994/01/12
scrap
Namesake: Bennington is a city in Vermont and a battle of the American Revolution (16 August 1777).
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/17a, 45: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/12/21       joinPac-Panama Canal   66 
44/12/22 44/12/29     sail Panama > San Diego escorted by Shea and Adams   66  81 
44/12/29 45/01/01     San Diego (VMF-112, VMF-123) - refuel, provisioning   66  81 
45/01/01 45/01/08     sail San Diego > P.H.   66 
45/01/07 45/01/29     P.H. - training   81 
45/01/13       P.H. - rammed by AO-74 Sarannic   81 
45/01/29 45/02/08   12.2 sail from P.H. to Ulithi   66  81 
45/02/10 45/03/19 Detach 58.1     66 
45/03/14 45/05/28 Iceber 58.1    
45/05/22     58.1 sinking/share PC Ch-37, Ch-58 and LST T-173 SW of Kjsuhu betw. Sasebo and Oshima (29-45N, 129-10E)   85 
45/05/28 45/06/05 Iceber 38.1     66 
45/06/05     38.1 damage(typhoon) (23-03N, 132-04E)   66  85 
45/06/06 45/06/12     retired to Leyte for repairs   66 
45/06/12 45/07/01     San Pedro Bay, Leyte - repairs   66 
45/07/01 45/07/30   38.1/GF raid Home Islands - CVG 82   66  81  10

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1952/11/13 > CVA-20, 1959/06/30 > CVS-20, 1989/0920 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...):
Notice: "G code"from 45/07/27: TT
nickname "Busy B", "Benny", "Benny Boat"