USS Bennington

Survived

Type	Aircraft carrier
Class	Essex
War	Second World War
Main guns	12 × 5″ guns

Her aircraft attacked Yamato on 7 April 1945. Served until 1970.

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CVS-20) underway at sea on 5 March 1965. Bennington, with assigned Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 59 (CVSG-59), was deployed to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 22 March to 7 October 1965. Photo: PH3 Rassmussen, U.S. Navy, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

12 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns
32 × 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns
46 × 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns

Armour

Waterline belt: 2.5–4 in (64–102 mm)
Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm)
Hangar deck: 2.5 in (64 mm)
Bulkheads: 4 in (102 mm)

Builder	New York Naval Shipyard
Laid down	15 December 1942
Launched	28 February 1944
Commissioned	6 August 1944
Displacement	27,100 long tons (27,500 t) (standard) 36,380 long tons (36,960 t) (full load)
Length	820 feet (249.9 m) (wl) 872 feet (265.8 m) (o/a)
Speed	33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement	2,600 officers and enlisted men

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

28 February 1944

Operation Ten-Go

Survived

7 April 1945