USS Bennington

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Apollo_4
gptkb:USS_Antietam
gptkb:USS_Guadalcanal
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:S-2_Tracker
gptkb:F-8_Crusader
gptkb:F4_U_Corsair
gptkb:A-4_Skyhawk
gptkb:SH-3_Sea_King
gptkb:EA-6_B_Prowler
90 aircraft
gptkbp:approves August 1972
gptkbp:armament Anti-aircraft guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal
gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:class Essex-class aircraft carrier
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_W._H._Mc_Crea
gptkbp:commissioned December 1944
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Brooklyn_Navy_Yard
gptkbp:crew 3,500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned January 1970
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:1970
Western Pacific
gptkbp:displacement 27,100 tons
gptkbp:fate Scrapped in 1994
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Naval_Station_Norfolk
gptkb:San_Diego,_California
gptkb:Naval_Base_San_Diego
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Bennington
gptkbp:launched June 24, 1944
gptkbp:length 888 feet (271 m)
gptkbp:mission Search and rescue operations
Humanitarian assistance missions
Support for ground troops
Training exercises with allied navies
Air strikes against enemy positions
gptkbp:name gptkb:USS_Bennington
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Operation_Magic_Carpet
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Airport
gptkbp:operational_range Unlimited range with refueling
gptkbp:operational_status Decommissioned
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Operation_Sea_Dragon
gptkb:Operation_Linebacker_II
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:speed 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
gptkbp:targets gptkb:1993