U.S.S. Franklin
CV-13
1945
(Neptun 1310a)
- Class: Essex - 24 aircraft carriers of 1940-41
- Displacement: 27,100 tons
- Dimensions: 820 (wl) 872(oa) x 93 (147.5 max) x 28.5 ft.
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 150,000 = 33 knots
- Armament: 12-5"/38 (4x2+4x1), 60-40mm (15x4) A.A. guns
- Aircraft: 100
- Complement: 3,500
- Builder: Newport News, Virginia
- Keel Laid: 7 Dec 1942
- Launched: 14 Oct 1943
- Commissioned: 31 Jan 1944
- Decommissioned: 17 Feb 1947
- Notes: Eighth of 10 short-hull variants with increased light AA compared to earlier class members.
- Actions: Guam, Palau, Leyte Gulf, Pacific raids 1944-45. Damaged by Kamikaze off Luzon 15 and 30 Oct 1944. Severely damaged by bombs off Kyushu 19 Mar 1945 and saved only by superb damage control. Repaired but decommissioned and never modernized or reactivated.
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