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T2-SE-A1
 "Bennington" just before launch, September 1942.
( Photo NARAD )
 
"Bennington".
( Photo by US Coastguard )
 "Bennington" the Keystone tanker in Los Angeles Harbor, 1964.
( Photo Copyright Robert Muirhead, Los Angeles Martime Museum )
 
"Bennington".
 
"Bennington".
( Photo by Marc Piche )
 
"Bennington".
( Photo thanks to Jim Scates )
 "Bennington" a model.
 "Bennington", sadly a not so sharp photo, at New York, date unknown.

BENNINGTON, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 269 UMSC No. 326. Official nr. 242406.
Keel laid 02-02-1942. Launched 29-09-1942. Completed 23-10-1942. Gr. 10169 t., Net. 6209 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 9,23 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
BENNINGTON-1942 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA.
BENNINGTON-1945 for Keystone Tankship Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
BENNINGTON-1968 for Chas.Kurz & Company Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
Additional Reports:
Reported Bennington sold to shipbreakers in Taiwan. Arrived Kaohsiung 7 Apr. 1972 to be broken up. [ By Chien Tai Iron Works Co. ]