The USS Bennington
The USS Bennington
"The Bennington"
Of wood and steel and brass and glass
They built a ship of Essex Class
Upon her decks stood men so bold
Some were young and some were old
We fought our Country's battles far and wide
For men of the Bennington would never hide
As American soldiers, we had our pride
Some of us lived, but some men died
But just like us, she too, grew old
Not so proud and not so bold
They moved her in a northern state
She sat for years to await her fate
Then came the word we dreaded to hear
About the ship we loved so dear
No longer wanted, no longer needed,
All her past deeds went unheeded
They took her to a foreign land
And there upon the sand
She lay, never more to sail away
That mighty ship died that day
No bands were there to play farewell
As she met her final hell
But in our hearts she'll always be
The ship that was home to you and me
Ralph Clark, CVS 20
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