USS BENNINGTON PHOTO GALLERY USS BENNINGTON'S LAST POWERED VOYAGE LAST POWERED DOCKING OF THE PROUD LADY - 1969 Oct 10 - BENNINGTON goes to sea for the last time in the transit to Bremerton, Washington where final de-activation steps were taken prior to decommissioning. - 1969 Oct 13 - Mothballing program Bremerton, WA Picture #1: The bay seems very big Picture #2: There are no crowds to welcome her in as there has been so many times before Picture #3: One small boat is the only greeter Picture #4: Then comes the tug with the pilot for the LAST STREACH These pictures were provided by: Chuck Hughes PH3 - OPS Div- PH 1968 - 1969 RETURN TO: INTRODUCTION