USS Franklin (CV-13) - Wikipedia
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 …
Franklin (CV-13) - NHHC
Named to honor Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, Essex -class aircraft carrier USS Franklin (CV-13) was commissioned at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, on 31 January …
After the Attack: Expanding the Story of the USS Franklin (CV-13 ...
As detailed in Part 1 of this essay, some crewmen held Gehres partially responsible for the attack’s human toll of roughly 800 dead and hundreds more wounded. 2 The Franklin suffered …
USSFRANKLIN.ORG | Remembering Big Ben CV-13
Jul 25, 2025 · We are honored to share this personal account of the March 19, 1945, bombing of the USS Franklin, provided by Greg Melson, the son of Jack F. Melson, who served as a pilot …
The USS Franklin was the Most Damaged Aircraft Carrier to …
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.
USS Franklin CV CVA CVS 13 Essex class aircraft carrier US Navy
Commissioned in January 1944, she served in several campaigns in the Pacific War, earning four battle stars. She was badly damaged by a Japanese air attack in March 1945, with the loss of …
The USS Franklin (CV-13) Collection - patriotspoint.org
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. …
Pacific Wrecks - USS Franklin CV-13 (CVA-13 /CVS-13 / AVT-8)
Built by Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) in Newport News, Virginia. Laid down December 7, 1942 in slipway no. 11 as an Essex-class aircraft carrier.
Before the Firestorm: Expanding the Story of the USS Franklin
The USS 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 the USS Santa Fe (CL …
USS Franklin CV-13 - historycentral.com
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.