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	USS Franklin (CV-13) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Franklin's strike groups combined with those from the other carriers on 25 October in the Battle off Cape Engaño to damage the carrier Chiyoda (she would be sunk by American cruiser gunfire subsequently) and sink the small carrier Zuiho.
		Franklin was taken in tow by Pittsburgh (CA-72) until she managed to churn up speed to 14 knots (26 km/h) and proceed to Ulithi and then to Pearl Harbor where a cleanup job permitted her to sail under her own power to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, arriving on 28 April.
		While Franklin lay mothballed at Bayonne she was redesignated to an attack aircraft carrier CVA-13 on 1 October 1952, to an antisubmarine warfare support carrier CVS-13 on 8 August 1953 and, ultimately, to an aircraft transport AVT-8 on 15 May 1959.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Franklin_(CV-13) (1734 words)

	USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB/CVA-42) was a carrier in the United States Navy, named after Franklin D. Roosevelt.
		Franklin D. Roosevelt operated off the east coast until July 1947 when she entered Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a prolonged overhaul, during which she received improvements to her equipment and facilities.
		Franklin D. Roosevelt supported the transport USS Kliensmith (APD 134) in the evacuation of 56 U.S. citizens and three foreign nationals from Nicara, Cuba, 24 October 1958, as the Cuban revolution came to a climax.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Franklin_D._Roosevelt_(CV-42) (794 words)

	USS Franklin (CV-13) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Franklin cruised to Trinidad for shakedown and soon thereafter departed in Task Group 27.7 () for San Diego to engage in intensive training exercises preliminary to combat duty.
		Franklin's strike groups combined with those from the other carriers on 25 October in the Battle off Cape Engaño to damage the carrier (she would be sunk by American cruiser gunfire subsequently) and sink the small carrier.
		Three doggedly pursued Franklin, the first plummeting off her starboard side, the second hitting the flight deck and crashing through to the, showering destruction, killing 56 and wounding 60; the third discharging another near miss at Franklin before diving into the flight deck of the Belleau Wood.
	www.marylandheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/USS_Franklin_(CV-13) (1646 words)

	USS Franklin (1795) - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The second USS Franklin of the United States Navy was an 8-gun brig.
		In June 1805 Franklin was ordered to Syracuse, Sicily, where she was placed in charge of Lieutenant Jacob Jones to accommodate officers seized from the frigate Philadelphia, and recently released from a Tripolitan prison.
		From July to September she served as storeship for the Mediterranean Squadron and on the 24th departed for the United States with General William Eaton, U.S. Navy Agent to the Barbary Powers, embarked.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /USS_Franklin_%281795%29 (203 words)

	Website of Congressman Chris Van Hollen :: Speech :: Honoring the Crew of the USS "Pittsburgh'' for their Heroism in ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		· The USS Pittsburgh was dispatched to assist the USS Franklin.
		The USS Pittsburgh and the USS Santa Fe defended against two additional Japanese air attacks while towing and escorting the USS Franklin to safety.
		Therefore, my legislation resolves that Congress recognizes and honors the crew of the USS Pittsburgh for their heroism on March 19, 1945, for rendering aid and assistance to the USS Franklin and its crew.
	www.house.gov /apps/list/speech/md08_vanhollen/usspittspeech.html (344 words)

	USS Franklin CV-13
		The fifth Franklin (CV-13) was launched by Newport News Ship building and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va., on 14 October 1943; sponsored by Lieutenant Commander Mildred A. McAfee, USNR, Director of the WAVES; and commissioned on 31 January 1944, with Captain James M. Shoemaker in command.
		Franklin cruised to Trinidad for shakedown and soon there after departed in TG 27.7 for San Diego to engage in intensive training exercises preliminary to combat duty.
		At twilight on the 13th, the Task Group came under attack by four bombers and Franklin twice was narrowly missed by torpedoes.An enemy plane crashed Franklin's deck abaft the island structure, slid across the deck and into the water on her starboard beam.
	www.multied.com /Navy/CV13Franklin.html (1058 words)

	USS Franklin
		Benjamin Franklin (1706-90) was born in Boston but moved at an early age to Philadelphia where his countless talents and unlimited energies found expression in successful contributions as a statesman, diplomat, scientist, editor-author, and philosopher.
		Franklin cruised to Trinidad for shakedown and soon thereafter departed in TG 27.7 for San Diego to engage in intensive training exercises preliminary to combat duty.
		Franklin was taken in tow by Pittsburgh until she managed to churn up speed of 14 knots and proceed to Pearl Harbor where a cleanup job permitted her to sail under her own power to Brooklyn, N.Y., arriving on 28 April.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/f/franklin.htm (1950 words)

	Uss Franklin 1864 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The fourth USS Franklin of the United States Navy was a screw frigate.
		For a time housed over, she was launched on 17 September 1864, commissioned on 3 June 1867 at Boston, and on 28 June sailed from New York as flagship of Admiral David Farragut who assumed command of the European Squadron.
		Franklin was placed out of commission at Norfolk, Virginia on 2 March 1877 and recommissioned the same day as receiving ship for the Norfolk Station, continuing in this service until 14 October 1915 which marked her final decommissioning.
	www.wikiverse.org /uss-franklin-1864 (287 words)

	USS Franklin (1775) - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The first USS Franklin was a schooner in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.
		Franklin was originally a Marblehead fishing vessel fitted out by order of Colonel George Washington in 1775.
		She was part of the fleet of schooners under Commodore John Manley that captured numerous British vessels.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /USS_Franklin_%281775%29 (82 words)

	FDR Library - USS Roosevelt
		The USS Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt was named after America's 32nd president and his wife in honor of Franklin Roosevelt's achievements as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and President of the United States, and Eleanor Roosevelt's commitment and contribution to securing worldwide human rights.
		Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's granddaughter, Nancy Roosevelt Ireland, was the ship's sponsor and officially christened her.
		The USS Roosevelt is a symbol of the United States Navy's duties in both peace- and war-time; at any time she can execute missions, participate in sea control operations, or simply serve the Fleet in excercises of power projection.
	www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu /ussroos2.html (377 words)

	Aircraft Carrier Photo Index: USS FRANKLIN (CV-13)
		USS Franklin (CV-13) burning off the Japanese coast after she was hit by air attack, 19 March 1945.
		Santa Fe (CL-60) assisting USS Franklin (CV-13) in fire fighting and rescue after the carrier was bombed and severely damaged off the island of Kyushu on March 19, 1945.
		USS Franklin (CV-13) anchored in New York Harbor, upon her arrival from the Pacific for repair of battle damage, circa 28 April 1945.
	www.navsource.org /archives/02/13.htm (1552 words)

	Submarine Event Covers - USS Benjamin Franklin SSBN 640 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Benjamin Franklin completed 16 Poseidon deterrent patrols before entering Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in November 1979 for her second overhaul, during which the TRIDENT 1 Weapon System was installed.
		Upon completion of her 62nd patrol in October 1990, Benjamin Franklin was awarded Submarine Squadron Eighteen's Battle Efficiency "E" and was named Atlantic Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine of the Year for FY-1990 in recognition of the ability of both crews to consistently meet all challenges.
		Benjamin Franklin completed a total of 69 deterrent patrols and was decommissioned on November 23, 1993 and struck from the Navy list on October 1, 1994..
	thesaltysailor.com /ships/subevent3.htm (712 words)

	USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV 42)
		During her shakedown cruise, USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT called at Rio de Janeiro 1 to 11 February 1946 to represent the United States at the inauguration of the Brazilian president, Eurico G. Dutra, who came aboard for a short cruise.
		USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT operated off the east coast until July 1947 when she entered Norfolk Naval Ship Yard for a prolonged overhaul, during which she received improvements to her equipment and facilities.
		USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT supported the transport USS KLIENSMITH (APD 134) in the evacuation of 56 U.S. citizens and three foreign nationals from Nicara, Cuba, 24 October 1958, as the Cuban revolution came to a climax.
	www.navysite.de /cvn/cv42.htm (1191 words)

	DANFS: USS J. Franklin Bell (AP-34/APA-16)
		James Franklin Bell was born at Shelbyville, Ky., and graduated from the military Academy in 1878.
		Franklin Bell, carrying some 1,500 troops and a full load of cargo, sailed from San Francisco 13 August and headed via Kodiak, Alaska, for Adak to strengthen American defenses in the Aleutians, then threatened with invasion.
		Franklin Bell arrived off Saipan 16 June, the day after the initial landings; and debarked her troops on the 17th.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/danfs/APA/apa16.html (1142 words)

	USS Franklin (1815)
		The third USS Franklin of the United States Navy was a 74-gun ship of the line.
		Franklin sailed on her first cruise on 14 October 1817, when under the command of Master Commandant H.
		Franklin was laid up in ordinary[?] until the summer of 1843 when she was ordered to Boston as a receiving ship[?].
	www.fastload.org /us/USS_Franklin_(1815).html (258 words)

	U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers: Attack on USS Franklin (CV 13) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		19, 1945 - USS Franklin (CV 13), which had maneuvered closer to the Japanese homeland than any other U.S. carrier, had launched a pre-dawn strike against the island of Honshu as well as a later strike against shipping in Kobe Harbor.
		Franklin, within 50 miles of the Japanese mainland, lay dead in the water, took a 13-degree starboard list, lost all radio communications and was enveloped by fire.
		Franklin, the most heavily damaged aircraft carrier during the war, remained afloat and after a tow from USS Pittsburgh, proceeded under her own power to Pearl Harbor for repairs.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/carriers/franklin.html (236 words)

	USS Franklin's Valiant Fight for Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		USS Franklin, nicknamed "Big Ben," was one of 24 Essex-class carriers, home to 3,500 crewmen and 100 aircraft, bristling with 5-inch and 40mm anti-aircraft guns and topped by a Douglas fir flight deck.
		Franklin was commanded by Captain Leslie E. Gehres, a former enlisted man and veteran aviator.
		Franklin and 16 other carriers were to launch the first naval air strikes on Japan, hitting the southern home island of Kyushu.
	www.thehistorynet.com /wwii/blfranklin (1381 words)

	USS Franklin
		The Franklin, within 50 miles of the Japanese mainland, lay dead in the water, took a 13° starboard list, lost all radio communications, and broiled under the heat from enveloping fires.
		The Franklin was taken in tow by the U.S.S. Pittsburgh until she managed to churn up speed to 14 knots and proceed to Pearl Harbor where a cleanup job permitted her to sail under her own power to Brooklyn, N.Y., arriving on 28 April.
		Following the end of the war, the Franklin was opened to the public, for Navy Day celebrations, and on 17 February 1947 was placed out of commission at Bayonne, N.J. On 15 May 1959 she was reclassified AVT 8.
	www.ussfranklin.org /main.htm (435 words)

	Surface Ship Event Cover - USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVB - CVA-42 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		During her shakedown cruise, Franklin D. Roosevelt called at Rio de Janeiro from February 1 to 11, 1946 to represent the United States at the inauguration of the Brazilian president, Eurico G. Dutra, who came aboard for a short cruise.
		Franklin D. Roosevelt operated off the east coast until July 1947 when she entered Norfolk Naval Ship Yard for a prolonged overhaul, during which she received improvements to her equipment and facilities.
		During the next 5 years, Franklin D. Roosevelt took part in intensive operations off the Virginia Capes, along the east coast, and in the Caribbean, and made four tours of duty in the Mediterranean.
	thesaltysailor.com /ships/shipevent14.htm (648 words)

	The Navy Memorial Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Japanese dive bombers found the Franklin at 0700 on March 19, dropping two 500 pound, armored piercing bombs, which penetrated the flight deck just aft of the ship’s island and detonating in the hanger deck.
		USS Santa Fe came alongside to assist Franklin in its firefighting efforts and to transfer some of the injured.
		The after fire room with its 4 boilers were undamaged and by noon March 20, sufficient propulsion power had been restored to the ship’s turbines to proceed under her own power at a reduced speed of 15 knots.
	www.lonesailor.org /las_getrib.php?search=yes&fileaddr=NBD94503191 (427 words)

	Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - USS Franklin (CV-13) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		During the invasion of the Philippines, on October 27, her planes helped sink Zuiho Zuikaku and Chiyoda, three of the four Japanese carriers sunk at the Battle of Cape Engaño.
		The heroic efforts of Franklin's crew resulted in her men being presented with more medals and commendations than any other unit in naval history, including 2 Medals of Honor, 19 Navy Crosses, 22 Silver Stars, 115 Bronze Stars, and 234 letters of commendation.
		Franklin was undergoing repairs at New York when the war ended, and two years later she was put in the reserve fleet.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_035700_ussfranklin.htm (373 words)

	U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers - USS Franklin (CV 13) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Franklin, as flagship of TG 38.4, returned to the Palau area where she launched daily patrols and night fighters.
		Franklin was taken in tow by USS Pittsburgh (CA 72) until she managed to churn up speed to 14 knots and proceed to Pearl Harbor where a cleanup job permitted her to sail under her own power to Brooklyn, N.Y., arriving on 28 April.
		Following the end of the war, Franklin was opened to the public for Navy Day celebrations and on 17 February 1947, the ship was placed out of commission at Bayonne, N.J. On 15 May 1959 she was reclassified AVT 8.
	www.navy.mil /palib/ships/carriers/histories/cv13-franklin/cv13-franklin.html (1257 words)

	Aircraft Carrier Photo Index: USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVB-42)
		USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) underway, circa 1950-51 (FDR made her third Med deployment between January 10 and May 18, 1951).
		USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) underway in the Gulf of Tonkin, during her Vietnam War combat deployment, 19 October 1966.
		USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) photographed from the cockpit of a Grumman A-6A "Intruder" aircraft making its final approach for recovery aboard the ship, during operations in the Caribbean Sea, August 1969.
	www.navsource.org /archives/02/42.htm (799 words)

	USN Ships--USS Franklin (CV-13)
		USS Franklin, a 27,100 ton Essex class aircraft carrier, was built at Newport News, Virginia.
		On the morning of 19 March, while her flight and hangar decks were crowded with fully armed and fueled planes preparing to take off to attack the enemy, a Japanese plane approached undetected and hit the carrier with two bombs.
		Franklin is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 6a.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-f/cv13.htm (1234 words)

	CV-42 USS Franklin D Roosevelt
		Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB 42) was launched 29 April 1945 by New York Naval Shipyard as Coral Sea (CVB-42); sponsored by Mrs.
		Franklin D. Roosevelt operated off the east coast until July 1947 whenshe entered Norfolk Naval Ship Yard for a prolonged overhaul, during which she received improvements to her equipment and facilities.
		She sailed the Caribbean training pilots in the use of the mirror landing system and general carrier operations until her emergency deployment to the eastern Atlantic between 7 Novemberand 9 December at the time of the Suez Crisis.
	www.multied.com /NAVY/CVB42FDR.html (607 words)

	BB55 - USS FRANKLIN Tragedy
		FRANKLIN had just recovered aircraft that morning and was still refueling some so that aviation gasoline started burning, exploding and, along with other types of material, created a wall of fire.
		I rushed to my battle station on the bow, uncovered my gun, put a magazine in it, had it cocked and ready to fire, but I couldn’t fire because the USS FRANKLIN was dead ahead of us.
		At about this time the FRANKLIN had pulled out of its line in front of us, on fire and things going off, guys in the water.
	www.battleshipnc.com /history/bb55/wwii/battles/franklin.htm (671 words)

	USS HORNET - Lucky Lady - The World War II Heroics of the USS Santa Fe and Franklin
		Through dive-bombings, kamikaze attacks, and typhoons, the dramatic saga of the USS Franklin and the Santa Fe – two ships that executed one of the greatest rescue missions of World War II.
		The rest of the crew, nearly 3,000 American seamen and aviators, was left fighting for their lives as the Franklin began to sink.
		In a maneuver heralded as one of the greatest feats in naval history, the light cruiser USS Santa Fe bellied up alongside the flaming Franklin and rescued more than 800 sailors while still being stalked by Japanese fighter pilots.
	uss-hornet.org /news_events/press_releases/LuckyLady/Lucky_Lady.html (629 words)

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