During her career, USS Bennington was refitted several times, generally with relatively modest changes to her appearance. One modification, made in 1893-1894, added an enclosed pilothouse atop her bridge and a searchlight on a small platform in front of her foremast. These two features were removed, along with her mainmast, while Bennington was out of commission at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, between early September 1901 and early March 1903. Two tall ventilation cowls, immediately behind the bridge, were installed at this time. These alterations make it relatively easy to recognize photographs taken during Bennington's final two years of active service.
This page features all the images we have of USS Bennington (Gunboat # 4) after she was refitted with a two-mast rig in 1901-1903.
For other views related to this ship, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
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Photo #: NH 56380 USS Bennington (Gunboat # 4) Probably off San Francisco, California, circa 1903. Photograph from the Union Iron Works Scrapbook. Courtesy of the San Francisco Maritime Museum, 1967. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 66KB; 740 x 615 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 102751 USS Bennington (Gunboat # 4) At anchor while serving with the Pacific Squadron in 1904. Donation of John C. Reilly, Jr., 1977. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 66KB; 740 x 455 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 83961 USS Bennington (Gunboat # 4) At the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, circa 1903. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, 1975. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 102KB; 740 x 615 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 77112 USS Bennington (Gunboat # 4) At anchor, probably in San Francisco Bay, California, circa 1903-1905. This image is printed on a postal card, published by J.H. Coope, Vallejo, California. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1972. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 78KB; 740 x 495 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105302-KN (color) USS Bennington (Gunboat # 4) At anchor, probably in San Francisco Bay, California, circa 1903-1905. This color-tinted photograph is printed on a postcard, published during the first decade of the Twentieth Century by Frank J. Stumm, Benicia, California. For a view of the reverse of the original postcard, see: Photo # NH 105302-A-KN. Courtesy of Harrell E. ("Ed") Coffer, 2007. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image size: 102KB; 740 x 505 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105302-A-KN (color) USS Bennington (Gunboat # 4) Reverse of a postcard published during the first decade of the Twentieth Century by Frank J. Stumm, Benicia, California. For a view of the front of the original postcard, featuring a color-tinted photograph of USS Bennington, see: Photo # NH 105302-KN. Courtesy of Harrell E. ("Ed") Coffer, 2007. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image size: 63KB; 740 x 500 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105303 USS Bennington (Gunboat # 4) At anchor, probably in San Francisco Bay, California, circa 1903-1905. This image is printed on a postcard published during the first decade of the Twentieth Century by Frank J. Stumm, Benicia, California. For a view of the reverse of the original postcard, see: Photo # NH 105303-A. Courtesy of Harrell E. ("Ed") Coffer, 2007. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image size: 85KB; 740 x 495 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105303-A USS Bennington (Gunboat # 4) Reverse of a postcard published during the first decade of the Twentieth Century by Frank J. Stumm, Benicia, California. For a view of the front of the original postcard, featuring a photograph of USS Bennington, see: Photo # NH 105303. Courtesy of Harrell E. ("Ed") Coffer, 2007. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image size: 53KB; 740 x 495 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105304-KN (color) USS Bennington (Gunboat # 4) Partially dismantled in dry dock at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, either during her 1901-1903 overhaul or while being stripped following her 21 July 1905 boiler explosion. This color-tinted photograph is printed on a postcard published during the first decade of the Twentieth Century by Frank J. Stumm, Benicia, California. Mailed to Mrs. C.W. Baker of Orange County, California, it was postmarked at San Francisco, California, on 23 April 1910. For a view of the reverse of the original postcard, see: Photo # NH 105304-A-KN. Courtesy of Harrell E. ("Ed") Coffer, 2007. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image size: 95KB; 740 x 495 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105304-A-KN (color) USS Bennington (Gunboat # 4) Reverse of a postcard published during the first decade of the Twentieth Century by Frank J. Stumm, Benicia, California. It was sent to Mrs. C.W. Baker of Orange County, California, postmarked at San Francisco, California, on 23 April 1910. For a view of the front of the original postcard, featuring a color-tinted photograph of USS Bennington in drydock at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, see: Photo # NH 105304-KN. Courtesy of Harrell E. ("Ed") Coffer, 2007. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image size: 88KB; 740 x 495 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105305 USS Bennington (Gunboat # 4), at left, U.S. Army Transport Dix At Honolulu, Hawaii, in June 1905. While at San Diego, California, on 21 July of that year, Bennington suffered a boiler explosion that killed many of her crew. This halftone image is printed on a postcard mailed at San Francisco, California on 14 June 1907, addressed to Miss Madeline M. March of Hollister, California. For a view of the reverse of the original postcard, see: Photo # NH 105305-A. Courtesy of Harrell E. ("Ed") Coffer, 2007. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image size: 106KB; 740 x 480 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105305-A USS Bennington (Gunboat # 4) U.S. Army Transport Dix Reverse of a postcard mailed at San Francisco, California on 14 June 1907, addressed to Miss Madeline M. March of Hollister, California. For a view of the front of the original postcard, featuring a photograph of Bennington and Dix at Honolulu, Hawaii, in June 1905, see: Photo # NH 105305. Courtesy of Harrell E. ("Ed") Coffer, 2007. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image size: 69KB; 740 x 480 pixels |
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For other views related to this ship, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 4 March 2005
New images added 4 December 2007