Essex-class aircraft carriers

USS Franklin In New York Harbor April 1945 80-G-K-4760

May 1944 and May 1945 Were Notable Months For USS Franklin CV-13

May 20, 2025

Caption: USS FRANKLIN (CV-13) arrives at New York Navy Yard for repair of battle damage, circa 28 April 1945. Photographed...

Captain Leslie Gehres in his Patrol Wing Four headquarters. Photo US Navy

USS Franklin Research Assistance Needed

February 12, 2025

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

Arial photo of a line of US Essex-class carrriers moored parallel to each other in Ulithi Atoll. USS Wasp (CV-18), USS Yorktown (CV-10), USS Hornet (CV-12), USS Hancock (CV-19) and USS Ticonderoga (CV-14). Official U.S. Navy Photograph 80-G-294131

Aircraft Carrier: An RKO-Pathé Documentary

November 25, 2024

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