USS Bennington alongside Ford Island at Berth F-2 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 23 Jan 1946. Note her freshly painted peacetime white deck markings and camouflage paint on some of the Ford Island buildings.

Caption     USS Bennington alongside Ford Island at Berth F-2 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 23 Jan 1946. Note her freshly painted peacetime white deck markings and camouflage paint on some of the Ford Island buildings. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via NavSource
Identification Code   BuAer 496020
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Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Bennington   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 1,013 x 813 pixels
Photos on Same Day 23 Jan 1946
Photos at Same Place Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Added By David Stubblebine
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