Disposition
After the explosion, Bennington was refloated and towed to the Mare Island Navy Yard. Because of the extent of the damages and the age of the ship, Bennington was not repaired but was instead decommissioned on 31 October 1905. After five years of inactivity, Bennington was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 10 September 1910 and sold for scrap on 14 November. Bennington was not scrapped, however, and ended up as a water barge for the Matson Line. She was towed to Honolulu and remained in use there from 1912 until 1924, when she was scuttled off Oahu.
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