Summary and Key Points: The USS Franklin (CV-13), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, was one of the most decorated ships in U.S. Navy history. Commissioned in January 1944, it participated in ...

The USS Franklin (CV-13) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier built and commissioned during World War II. She entered the conflict relatively late, joining the fight in January 1944, but that didn ...

USS Franklin Roosevelt: A Navy Aircraft Carrier Like No Other Years ago, the Navy shocked observers by proposing to retire the nuclear supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman from service some twenty ...

Nicknames were sometimes plays on a carrier's actual name. Crew members knew Franklin D. Roosevelt as the "Rosie" and "Foo-De-Roo," and USS Bon Homme Richard (CV 31) as "Bonnie Dick." ...

Twenty-four Essex-class aircraft carriers were built for the U.S. Navy during World War II, and only two did not continue their service during the Cold War. One of those was the USS Franklin (CV ...