USS Bennington (CV-20)(CVS-20)(CVA-20)

Photograph

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

PC06547: Origsize: 3 1/2 X 5 1/2"; Resolution: 200dpi
PC06547

Origsize: 3 1/2 X 5 1/2"; Resolution: 200dpi

Name/Title

USS Bennington (CV-20)(CVS-20)(CVA-20)

Entry/Object ID

PC06547

Description

Aerial port side view of the Bennington lying to, showing war colors, no planes on fight deck, flying US Colors at gaff on main mast, launched 26 February 1944, designated CVA-20 on 1 October 1952, designated CVS-20 on 30 June 1959, decommission in Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 15 January 1970, scrapped 12 January 1994, earned 3 battle starts WWII, five battle stars in Vietnam War.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Black and White

Collection

Postcard Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Source, Unknown

Studio

Schmidt, E.

Date made

1944 - 1994

Place

Unknown

Unknown

Notes

Date: ND

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Postcard, III-A-4c U.S. Navy -- Aircraft carriers other than Langley