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USS BENNINGTON

SHIP'S STORE




      MOST prices INCLUDE shipping & handling

USS BENNINGTON 2007 Newport Reunion Coffee Mug
Newport Reunion Coffee Mug
Available While Supply Last
Send $12 (shipping and handling INCLUDED) to:
Bill Copeland
47 Thompson St.
Maynard, Ma. 01754-1723



USS BENNINGTON HATS

USS BENNINGTON Ball Caps
MAKE SURE
TO SPECIFY
CV    CVA  OR  CVS

CVA 20 and CVS 20 hats
will ONLY be available
at the reunion in Tucson
CVA 20 and CVS 20 hats
will ONLY be available
at the reunion in Tucson


Send a check for $18.00 for each hat to:

Bill Copeland
47 Thompson St.
Maynard, Ma. 01754-1723

BCopeland@uss-bennington.org



USS BENNINGTON Ball Caps

While Supply Last

E-Mail Bill Copeland first to be sure your choice is available.
BCopeland@uss-bennington.org
Bill Copeland
47 Thompson St.
Maynard, Ma. 01754-1723


The prices are $15 each 2 for $25
Plus $3.00 Shipping for UP TO 2 Hats
Remember to specify:

Red hat with Sea Horse logo or with USMC logo

or Blue Marine hat with Sea Horse logo or USMC logo

Selection choice may be limited
so contact Bill Copeland
by e-mail before ordering at:
BCopeland@uss-bennington.org







CRUISE BOOKS ON CD ROM

These Disks Are Made To Run On A Computer

HELP FOR
CRUISE BOOKS ON CD-ROM


Every effort has been made to get the best possible copy of the original source without causing damage to it.

(shipping & handling INCLUDED on all Cruise CD-ROMS)
All funds collected from the sale of these CDs are used to support the SHIP'S STORE
 
There are 68 Pages, Cover To Cover, in this book.
The book includes a roster of all crew members aboard.

The CD includes images in a jpg format of every page of the World War II cruise book.

As a bonus, there is a folder on the CD with images of the commissioning program and several photos provided by Lowell Love, CV-20 photographer taken during the WWII cruise.

It also includes the entire cruise book, cover to cover, in a PDF format in three parts.
The PDF format is a more pleasant way to view the cruise book.

The CD includes the Adobe Acrobat Reader v5.0
(& v4.05 for Windows 95 users) to install on your system to view the PDF format files.

A very powerful image viewer for viewing the images is also included on the CD.


USS Bennington CV-20
WORLD WAR II
Cruise Book

CV20 WWII   CV20 WWII

$15.00




Thanks to Don Fitzgerald
for giving the book to
Bill Copeland
Maynard, Massachusetts
who provided the book
and
Lonnie Whittaker
Boulder, Montana for scanning it



USS BENNINGTON CVA-20
1952 RECOMMISSION - SHAKEDOWN CRUISE
Recommissioned for Service Bennington
Undergoes Eleven Weeks of
Intensive Shakedown Training

1953 RECOMMISSION SHAKEDOWN CRUISE   1953 RECOMMISSION SHAKEDOWN CRUISE

$15.00



Thanks to Graham Casserly
Fairfax,VA.
for providing the book,
and
Lonnie Whittaker, Boulder, Montana for scanning it


 

There are 104 Pages, Cover To Cover, 96 printed, in this book.

The CD includes images in a jpg format of every page of the 1953 Shakedown Cruise book.

It also includes the entire cruise book, cover to cover, in a PDF format.
The PDF format is a more pleasant way to view the cruise book.

The CD includes the Adobe Acrobat Reader v5.0 to install on your system to view the PDF format files.

A very powerful image viewer for viewing the images is also included on the CD.

 

There are 134 Pages, Cover To Cover, in this book.

The CD includes images in a jpg format of every page of the 1953-1954 Mediterranean cruise book.

It also includes the entire cruise book, cover to cover, in a PDF format in four parts.
The PDF format is a more pleasant way to view the cruise book.

The CD includes the Adobe Acrobat Reader v5.0 to install on your system to view the PDF format files.

A very powerful image viewer for viewing the images is also included on the CD.

A second CD containing the Crew Roster
sorted by State, then City, then name, is included.
This CD has 210 pages and is
to be included with the Med Cruise CD.

USS BENNINGTON CVA-20
1953 Med Cruise
2 CD Set

MED CRUISE   MED CRUISE

$19.00
with Crew Roster
for both CDs


Thanks to Darrell Baker, Anaconda, Montana for providing the book
and
Lonnie Whittaker, Boulder, Montana for scanning it



USS BENNINGTON CVA-20
1955-56 Cruise Book

1955-56 Cruise Book   1955-56 Cruise Book

$15.00


Thanks to George O. Clarke, Jr. EN-1 Ret.
North Tonawanda, New York for providing the Book
and
Lonnie Whittaker, Boulder, Montana for scanning it







There are 136 Pages, Cover To Cover, in this book.
A record in words and pictures of the a Far East cruise from October, 1955, through April, 1956, of the USS Bennington CVA-20.

The CD set includes images in a jpg format of every page of the 1955-56 Cruise Book.

It also includes the entire cruise book, cover to cover, in a PDF format.
The PDF format is a more pleasant way to view the cruise book.

The CD set includes the Adobe Acrobat Reader v5.0
(& v4.05 for Windows 95 users) to install on your system to view the PDF format file.

A very powerful image viewer for viewing the images is also included on the CD.






A record in words and pictures of the a Far East cruise from October, 1956, through May, 1957, of the USS Bennington CVA-20.
400 black & white and color photographs.
There are 228 Pages, Cover To Cover, in this book.

The first CD includes images in a jpg format of every page of the 1956-57 Cruise Book.

The second includes the entire cruise book, cover to cover, in a PDF format.
The PDF format is a more pleasant way to view the cruise book.

The second CD includes the Adobe Acrobat Reader v5.0
(& v4.05 for Windows 95 users) to install on your system to view the PDF format file.

A very powerful image viewer for viewing the images is also be included on the first CD.


USS BENNINGTON CVA-20
1956-57 Cruise Book
2 CD Set

1956-57 Cruise Book   1956-57 Cruise Book

$19.00


Thanks to John William (Bill) Paisley, Athens, Indiana for providing the Book
and
Lonnie Whittaker, Boulder, Montana for scanning it



USS BENNINGTON CVA-20
July 1957 - July 1958 Cruise Book
2 CD Set

1957-58 Cruise Book   1957-58 Cruise Book

$19.00


Thanks to Terry Lynch, Maple Valley, WA. for providing the Book
and
Lonnie Whittaker,
Boulder, Montana for scanning it


 

There are 108 Pages, Cover To Cover, 100 printed, in this book.

The ship did not travel far and wide during this period.
However, operating in the coastal waters off Southern California the Bennington trained and qualified more men and pilots in a year's time than any other carrier in the Pacific Fleet.
This book covers her time in the shipyeard for updates, her shakedown cruise, refresher training and the final test called an Operational Readiness Inspection.

CD 1 includes images in a jpg format of every page of the July 1957 to July 1958 Cruise book.
There is also a bonus folder with 203 jpg images from all years.
A very powerful image viewer for viewing the images
is also included on CD 1.

CD 2 includes the entire cruise book, cover to cover, in a PDF format.
The PDF format is a more pleasant way to view the cruise book.
There is also a folder with Bennington Screensavers
for CV 20, CVA 20, CVS 20 and all years.
CD 2 includes the Adobe Acrobat Reader v5.0 to install on your system to view the PDF format files.






USS Bennington CVA-20 Cruise Book from July 1958-January 1959.
There are 300 printed pages in this book, 308 pages cover to cover.
Cruise started in Victoria, then traveled to Everett (WA), Alameda, San Diego, Pearl Harbor, Yokosuka, Subic Bay, Hong Kong and then home.
Fantastic photos and narrative of the cruise and the places visited.

The CD set includes one CD with images in a jpg format of every page of the 1958-59 Cruise Book.

It will also include one CD with the entire cruise book, cover to cover, in a PDF format.
The PDF format is a more pleasant way to view the cruise book.

The PDF CD includes the Adobe Acrobat Reader v5.0
(& v4.05 for Windows 95 users) to install on your system to view the PDF format file.

A very powerful image viewer for viewing the images is also included on the image CD.


USS BENNINGTON CVA-20
1958-59 Cruise Book
2 CD Set

1958-59 Cruise Book   1958-59 Cruise Book

$19.00


Thanks to Gary L. Pinhero, San Diego, CA. for providing the Book
and
Lonnie Whittaker, Boulder, Montana for scanning it



USS BENNINGTON CVS-20
1960-61 Cruise Book
2 CD Set

1960-61 Cruise Book   1960-61 Cruise Book

$19.00


Thanks to Randy Willig RD-2, West Linn, Oregon for providing the Book
and
Lonnie Whittaker, Boulder, Montana for scanning it


 

There are 280 Pages, Cover To Cover, in this book.

To have a high quality presentation two CD-ROMs were required.
The set includes images in a jpg format of every page of the 1960-61 Cruise Book.

They also include the entire cruise book, cover to cover, in a PDF format.
The PDF format is a more pleasant way to view the cruise book.

The set includes the Adobe Acrobat Reader v5.0
(& v4.05 for Windows 95 users) to install on your system to view the PDF format file.

A very powerful image viewer for viewing the images is also be included on the JPG CD.




There are 333 Pages, Cover To Cover, in this book.

To have a high quality presentation two CD-ROMs were required.
The set includes images in a jpg format of every page of the 1962 Cruise Book.

They also include the entire cruise book, cover to cover, in a PDF format.
The PDF format is a more pleasant way to view the cruise book.

The set includes the Adobe Acrobat Reader v5.0
(& v4.05 for Windows 95 users) to install on your system to view the PDF format file.

A very powerful image viewer for viewing the images is also be included on the JPG CD.


USS BENNINGTON CVS-20
1962 Cruise Book
2 CD Set

1962 Cruise Book   1962 Cruise Book

$19.00


Thanks to Randy Willig RD-2, West Linn, Oregon for providing the Book
and
Lonnie Whittaker, Boulder, Montana for scanning it



USS BENNINGTON CVS-20
1964 Cruise Book
2 CD Set

1964 Cruise Book   1964 Cruise Book

$19.00


Thanks to Lonnie Whittaker,
Boulder, Montana for scanning it


 

There are 192 Pages, Cover To Cover, in this book.

To have a high quality presentation two CD-ROMs were required.
The set includes images in a jpg format of every page of the 1964 Cruise Book.

They also include the entire cruise book, cover to cover, in a PDF format.
The PDF format is a more pleasant way to view the cruise book.

The set includes the Adobe Acrobat Reader v5.0
(& v4.05 for Windows 95 users) to install on your system to view the PDF format file.

A very powerful image viewer for viewing the images is also be included on the JPG CD.




There are 208 Pages, Cover To Cover, in this book.

To have a high quality presentation two CD-ROMs were required.
The set includes images in a jpg format of every page of the 1965 Cruise Book.

They also include the entire cruise book, cover to cover, in a PDF format.
The PDF format is a more pleasant way to view the cruise book.

The set includes the Adobe Acrobat Reader v5.0
(& v4.05 for Windows 95 users) to install on your system to view the PDF format file.

A very powerful image viewer for viewing the images is also be included on the JPG CD.


USS BENNINGTON CVS-20
1965 Cruise Book
2 CD Set

1965 Cruise Book   1965 Cruise Book

$19.00


Thanks to Lonnie Whittaker,
Boulder, Montana for scanning it



USS BENNINGTON CVS-20
1966-67 Cruise Book
2 CD Set

1966-67 Cruise Book   1966-67 Cruise Book

$19.00


Thanks to Lonnie Whittaker,
Boulder, Montana for scanning it


Will be available at the reunion in Tucson


There are 224 Pages, Cover To Cover, in this book.

To have a high quality presentation two CD-ROMs were required.
The set includes images in a jpg format of every page of the 1966-67 Cruise Book.

They also include the entire cruise book, cover to cover, in a PDF format.
The PDF format is a more pleasant way to view the cruise book.

The set includes the Adobe Acrobat Reader v5.0
(& v4.05 for Windows 95 users) to install on your system to view the PDF format file.

A very powerful image viewer for viewing the images is also be included on the JPG CD.

 

There are 264 Pages, Cover To Cover, in this set.
To have a high quality presentation two CD-ROMs were required.


The set includes images of the entire cruise book, cover to cover, in a JPG format of every page of the 1968 Cruise Book on one CD.

A very powerful image viewer for viewing the images is also included on the CD.



The set also includes the entire cruise book, cover to cover, in a PDF format on the other CD.
The PDF format is a more pleasant way to view the cruise book.

The CD includes the Adobe Acrobat Reader
v4.04 (Windows 95) and v5.01 (Windows 98 & up) to install on your system to view the PDF format files.



USS BENNINGTON CVS-20
1968 Cruise Book
2 CD set

1968 Cruise Book   1968 Cruise Book

$19.00


Thanks to Chuck Hughes, La Canada, California for providing the Book
and
Lonnie Whittaker, Boulder, Montana for scanning them



USS BENNINGTON CVS-20
1969 Cruise Book
Silver Anniversary
The Last Year

1969 Cruise Book   1969 Cruise Book

$15.00


Thanks to Chuck Hughes, La Canada, California for providing the Book
and
Lonnie Whittaker, Boulder, Montana for scanning them


 

There are 199 Pages, Cover To Cover, in this book.

The CD includes images in a jpg format of every page of the 1969 Cruise Book - The Last Year.

It also includes the entire cruise book, cover to cover, in a PDF format.
The PDF format is a more pleasant way to view the cruise book.

The CD includes the Adobe Acrobat Reader
v4.04 (Windows 95) and v5.01 (Windows 98 & up) to install on your system to view the PDF format files.

A very powerful image viewer for viewing the images is also included on the CD.

 
See images of operations of the USS Bennington during the years of 1966 thru 1968.
There are 89 pictures in this set.

These images have been scanned from pictures recovered from the photo lab aboard the Bennington during its voyage to Bremerton, Washington. They are very high in resolution and detail. Each photo has a number and the date it was taken. Many have additional information of the subject.

A very powerful image viewer is also included on the CD.

The pictures are also set in a slideshow on the CD for your viewing enjoyment.

USS BENNINGTON CVS-20
The Final Years 1966-1968

The Final Years 1966-1968

$15.00


Thanks to Chuck Hughes, La Canada, California for providing the Photos
and
Lonnie Whittaker, Boulder, Montana for scanning them


 
Note the cost of the CD or set to be purchased, which includes shipping and handling.
Please identify which you would like and send your check to:

Bill Copeland
47 Thompson St.
Maynard, Ma. 01754-1723

BCopeland@uss-bennington.org
HELP FOR
CRUISE BOOKS ON CD-ROM





DVDs AVAILABLE:

1 - USS Bennington in WW 2 (30 minutes)


NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD
ss-Camouflage See recently unclassified pictures of
the ship in WW 2,
including exclusive pictures of:
  • Bennington before and during commissioning.
  • First flight operations of the Bennington,
  • Plane crashes at sea and on the flight deck
  • Pictures of the crew at battle stations
  • The Whale (yes, the whale!) impaled on the bow of the ship!
  • Bennington's Victory Minstrel show in Tokyo Bay
  • See the complete story of Bennington in World War 2




2 - Passage to India, the Final Voyage of the USS Bennington (45 minutes)


NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD
ss-Farewell ss-Farewell
  • Be there as our shipmates visit our ship for the last time in 1991, watch sadly, as the lines of the ship are cut and she is towed away from the mothball fleet.

  • Listen to shipmates recollections, see the pictures of her initial dismantling and preparation for her final voyage across the Pacific.

  • Be on the shore in India as the Bennington arrives, tour the steel mills in India where Bennington is being dismantled, and listen to exclusive interviews with her new Indian owners.
 



3 - BOB HOPE, ENTERTAINING THE TROOPS (approx. 60 min.)



NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD
Bob Hope

  • The Vietnam Years - 1966 World Tour

  • See some of the actual footage shot on the USS Bennington, December 1966


  
For DVD #1 and/or #2 and/or #3 send a check for $18.00 each
(shipping & handling INCLUDED) to:
Bill Copeland
47 Thompson St.
Maynard, Ma. 01754-1723

BCopeland@uss-bennington.org





USS BENNINGTON
SHIP'S PATCHS, BUMPER STICKER and LICENSE PLATE

All funds collected from the sale of these items are used to support the SHIP'S STORE

Ships patches - $5.00
(shipping & handling INCLUDED)
Send check to:

Bill Copeland
47 Thompson St.
Maynard, Ma. 01754-1723

BCopeland@uss-bennington.org

USS BENNINGTON PATCH




USS BENNINGTON SHOLDER TABS (UIBs)

 
The cost is $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00.
Send check to:

Bill Copeland
47 Thompson St.
Maynard, Ma. 01754-1723

BCopeland@uss-bennington.org

 
USS BENNINGTON SHOLDER TABS (UIBs)
These tabs (UIBs) are new and have never been used.
The cost is $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00.






USS BENNINGTON SHIP'S BUMPER STICKER


Ships Bumper Sticker - $2.00
(shipping & handling INCLUDED)
Send check to:

Bill Copeland
47 Thompson St.
Maynard, Ma. 01754-1723

BCopeland@uss-bennington.org

USS BENNINGTON BUMPER STICKER




USS BENNINGTON SHIP'S LICENSE PLATE


Ships License Plate - $7.00
(shipping & handling INCLUDED)
Send check to:

Bill Copeland
47 Thompson St.
Maynard, Ma. 01754-1723

BCopeland@uss-bennington.org

USS BENNINGTON LICENSE PLATE







BENNINGTON MODEL


Some of you have ask if there is a
BENNINGTON "POST WWII" MODEL available.
Your answer is here:

Subject:
     Re: USS BENNINGTON CVS-20
Date:
     Mon, 5 Mar 2001 06:02:30 -0500
From:
     "Shaya Novak" - shaya@erols.com -
To:
     jkpires@uss-bennington.org
References:
     1

Funny you should ask, go here>>
http://www.modelshipbuilding.com/essexclass.htm


Shaya Novak
Naval Base Hobbies
The Store for The Model Ship Builder
http://www.modelshipbuilding.com

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