USS Franklin

USS Franklin , nicknamed "Big Ben," was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy, and the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name. Commissioned in January 1944, she served in several campaigns in the Pacific War, earning four battle stars. In March 1945, while launching strikes against the Japanese mainland, she was badly damaged when a single Japanese dive bomber struck her with two bombs. The attack resulted in the loss of 807 of her crew and Franklin became the most heavily-damaged United States aircraft carrier to survive the war. The complement of Franklin suffered 924 killed in action during the war, the worst for any surviving U.S. warship and second only to that of USS Arizona.

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mass 36200 ton, mass 27100 ton, mass 27100 tonne, draft 8.6 metre, speed 32.7 knot, length 265.8 metre, beam 28.3 metre, 
aircraft carrier, Essex-class (short bow), Essex-class aircraft carrier, Newport News Shipbuilding, United States Navy, 

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1942-12-07T00:00:00Z

1942-12-07T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1943-10-14T00:00:00Z

1943-10-14T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1947-02-17T00:00:00Z

1947-02-17T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1944-01-31T00:00:00Z

1944-01-31T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Frameless

USS Franklin (CV-13) in MS 32 6A camouflage

USS Franklin (CV-13) laid up in the early 1960s

Crewmen fighting fires aboard USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24), 30 October 1944 (80-G-342020)

Essex-class carrier modernisations 1944-1960

USS Franklin (CV-13) in the Elizabeth River, off Norfolk, Virginia (USA), on 21 February 1944 (80-G-224597)

U.S. Navy reserve ships at the Bayonne Naval Supply Depot, 15 April 1953 (80-G-480262) (cropped)

USS Franklin (CV-13) underway in 1944

USS Fanklin (CV-13) at sea c1944

USS Franklin (CV-13) underway at sea on 1 August 1944 (80-G-367248)

USS Franklin (CV-13) underway, circa in May 1944 (NH 67671)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Franklin (CV-13) in MS 32 6A camouflage		Commons
commons	image		USS Franklin (CV-13) laid up in the early 1960s		Commons
commons	image		Crewmen fighting fires aboard USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24), 30 October 1944 (80-G-342020)		Commons
commons	image		Essex-class carrier modernisations 1944-1960		Commons
commons	image		USS Franklin (CV-13) in the Elizabeth River, off Norfolk, Virginia (USA), on 21 February 1944 (80-G-224597)		Commons
commons	image		U.S. Navy reserve ships at the Bayonne Naval Supply Depot, 15 April 1953 (80-G-480262) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		USS Franklin (CV-13) underway in 1944		Commons
commons	image		USS Fanklin (CV-13) at sea c1944		Commons
commons	image		USS Franklin (CV-13) underway at sea on 1 August 1944 (80-G-367248)		Commons
commons	image		USS Franklin (CV-13) underway, circa in May 1944 (NH 67671)		Commons