USS FRANKLIN was the fifth ESSEX - class aircraft carrier and also the fifth ship in the Navy to bear the name. Badly damaged by a Japanese air strike on March 19, 1945, the FRANKLIN returned to the United States in April 1945 and remained at Brooklyn, NY.

Jan 19, 2022 · The USS Franklin (CV-13) was a member of the Essex -class of aircraft carriers, which had a successful design that served well during World War II and into the post-war years. The fifth Essex -class carrier to be launched, Franklin was present in …

Essex -class aircraft carrier, USS Franklin (CV-13) was commissioned on January 31, 1944, and departed for service in the Pacific during World War II. Arriving in the region, she took part in the...

On March 19th, 1945, while launching strikes against the Japanese mainland, the USS Franklin (CV-13) 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.

Oct 19, 2024 · He served his country in the United States Navy aboard the carrier USS Franklin (CV13) and was a veteran of World War II. He was a member of VFW Post 3160 and the American Legion Post No. 60. He was the owner of Peris Painting Company until his retirement in …

On the 27th of that month, the planes of Carrier Air Group (CVG) 13 (Cmdr. Charles C. Howerton in command) landed on board her flight deck for the first time.

The USS Franklin (CV/CVA/CVS-13, AVT-8), 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.

Franklin (CV-13) afire and listing after she was hit by a Japanese air attack while operating off the coast of Japan, 19 March 1945. Photographed from USS Santa Fe (CL-60), which was alongside...

USS Franklin (CV-13) is hit and set ablaze by a Japanese divebomber on March 19, 1945. Franklin was attacked by a single Japanese plane which dropped two armor-piercing bombs, devastating the hangar deck and setting off ammunition. Casualties totaled 724 killed and 265 wounded. Franklin hard hit, 19 March 1945, off Kyushu.

Big Ben’s Killed in Action. The following pages list the names of the 921 men who made the supreme sacrifice serving on the U.S.S. Franklin CV-13 in 1944 and 1945 and the dates they lost their lives. The U.S.S. Franklin Ship’s Company. Marine Detachment. Air Group 5. Air Group 13. VMF-214. Black Sheep Squadron. VMF-452. Sky Raiders.