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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:ship
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gptkbp:aircraftCarried
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up to 90 aircraft
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gptkbp:armament
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12 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
32 × 40 mm AA guns
46 × 20 mm AA guns
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gptkbp:awards
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5 battle stars (Vietnam War)
3 battle stars (World War II)
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gptkbp:beam
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93 ft (28 m)
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:New_York_Naval_Shipyard
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Essex-class
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gptkbp:commissioned
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6 August 1944
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gptkbp:convertedTo
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antisubmarine warfare support carrier (CVS-20)
attack aircraft carrier (CVA-20)
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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15 January 1970
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gptkbp:displacement
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27,100 tons (standard)
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gptkbp:fate
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sold for scrap
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gptkbp:homeport
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gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Quonset_Point
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS Bennington (CV-20)
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gptkbp:hullNumber
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gptkb:CV-20
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gptkbp:laidDown
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15 December 1942
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gptkbp:launched
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26 February 1944
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gptkbp:length
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872 ft (266 m)
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Battle_of_Bennington
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Big_Ben
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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1953 explosion
1954 explosion
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:participatedIn
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gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:propulsion
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Steam turbines
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gptkbp:reclassified
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gptkb:CVA-20
gptkb:CVS-20
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gptkbp:scrapped
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1994
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gptkbp:sisterShip
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gptkb:USS_Princeton_(CV-37)
gptkb:USS_Essex_(CV-9)
gptkb:USS_Intrepid_(CV-11)
gptkb:USS_Lexington_(CV-16)
gptkb:USS_Yorktown_(CV-10)
gptkb:USS_Randolph_(CV-15)
gptkb:USS_Wasp_(CV-18)
gptkb:USS_Hornet_(CV-12)
gptkb:USS_Bon_Homme_Richard_(CV-31)
gptkb:USS_Boxer_(CV-21)
gptkb:USS_Bunker_Hill_(CV-17)
gptkb:USS_Franklin_(CV-13)
gptkb:USS_Hancock_(CV-19)
gptkb:USS_Kearsarge_(CV-33)
gptkb:USS_Oriskany_(CV-34)
gptkb:USS_Reprisal_(CV-35)
gptkb:USS_Ticonderoga_(CV-14)
gptkb:USS_Antietam_(CV-36)
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gptkbp:speed
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33 knots
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:Mrs._Melvin_Maas
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gptkbp:struck
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20 September 1989
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:USS_Intrepid_(CV-11)
gptkb:SCB-27_modernization
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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