USS Franklin

Page 1 of 17 March 1945 deck log of USS FRANKLIN showing crusing disposition and ship's status. Natioal Archives Box 3665 P118-A1. Author photo

USS FRANKLIN Deck Log 17 March 1945-Calm Before The Storm

March 17, 2024
This is the fourth in a series of posts featuring the deck logs of USS Franklin (CV-13). Franklin was the...
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USS FRANKLIN deck log 16 MAR 1945 0000 hours to 1600 hours. Log shows ship and Task Force en route to combat area. off the southern coast of Japan.

USS Franklin Deck Log 16 March 1945-Moving Toward Japan

March 16, 2024
This is the third in a series of posts based on USS Franklin's deck log from 14 March to 24...
Deck logs / USS Franklin
USS FRANKLIN deck log 15 MAR 1945 1000 hours to 1800 hours. Log shows ship and Task Force en route to combat area. off the southern coast of Japan.

USS Franklin Deck Log 15 March-Enroute To The Empire Area

March 15, 2024
This is the second in a series of daily blog posts drawing from the deck logs of USS Franklin (CV-13),...
Deck logs / US Navy / USS Franklin
14 March 1945 deck log of USS FRANKLIN for the time of 1201 midnight to 1600 hours. Discusses leaving Ulitihi Atoll, other ships accompanying her, gunnery practice, and air operations.

14 MARCH 1945 USS FRANKLIN SAILS TOWARD DESTINY

March 14, 2024
This is the first in a series of posts covering the period 14 March 1945 to 24 March 1945. They...
Deck logs / US Navy / 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

USS Franklin Arrives at Ulithi Atoll, 13 March 1945

March 13, 2024
Murderers' Row Third Fleet aircraft carriers at anchor in Ulithi Atoll, 8 December 1944, during a break from operations in...
Stephen Jurika / US Navy / USS Franklin
The ship is floated out of her building dock immediately after christening, at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company shipyard, Newport News, Virginia, on 14 October 1943. Note WAVES officers in the foreground. The WAVES' Director, Lieutenant Commander Mildred H. McAfee, USNR, was Franklin's sponsor. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

USS Franklin Anniversary–And An Afternoon At The Museum (of the Pacific War)

December 7, 2023
When people think of December 7 as an anniversary, they usually remember the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. (And...
The Museum of the Pacific War / USS Franklin
Selection of the books I'm using for research

Books About USS Franklin Or Its Crew

November 29, 2023
Recently I read a story about actor Sean Connery. He was asked what moment played a critical role in helping...
Books, Movies, Videos, and other media / USS Franklin / What I am Reading
Map of the various battles fought between 24-26 October 1944 in the Philippines.

The Battles Continue: USS Franklin 15-29 October 1944

October 21, 2023
Map of the various battles fought between 24-26 October 1944 in the Philippines. Photo courtesy of Gdr at en.wikipedia This...
Air Group 13 / Battle of Leyte Gulf / October 1944 / USS Franklin
A crowed deck of planes, pilots, and crews of Air Group 13 in October 1944. The first nine are Hellcat fighters, the ones in the back are Helldivers and Avengers. Franklin would be struck by a Kamikaze on 30 October 1944.

10-15 October 1944: USS Franklin Attacks

October 10, 2023
Air Group-13 Hellcats, Avengers, and Helldivers prepare to strike the Japanese in the Philippines in October 1944. October, the final...
October 1944 / USS Franklin
Men dressed in odd clothing preparing to participate in the Crossing of the Line Ceremony

USS Franklin Initiated Into The “Solemn Mysteries of the Ancient Order of the Deep”

September 20, 2023
Cast of characters during a Crossing the Line Ceremony George Prater Collection, Naval History And Heritage Command 2014.80.01 Big Ben...
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