Essex-class aircraft carriers

May 1944 and May 1945 Were Notable Months For USS Franklin CV-13
Caption: USS FRANKLIN (CV-13) arrives at New York Navy Yard for repair of battle damage, circa 28 April 1945. Photographed...

USS Franklin Research Assistance Needed
Commodore Leslie Gehres, after being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service in Alaska, before commanding the USS Franklin...

Aircraft Carrier: An RKO-Pathé Documentary
This Is America, a series of documentary shorts, released Aircraft Carrier, in April 19441Richard Meran Barsam, "This is America:" 1942-1951,...