CV-13
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CV-13 is the hull number of USS Franklin, a U.S. Navy Essex-class aircraft carrier that saw heavy combat and severe damage in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Franklin (CV-13) | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Essex-class aircraft carrier
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United States Navy aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | approximately 90 to 100 aircraft ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Japanese dive bomber on 1945-03-19 ⓘ |
| awarded |
Battle stars for World War II service
ⓘ
Presidential Unit Citation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | about 93 feet at waterline ⓘ |
| builder | Newport News Shipbuilding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesIn1945Attack | Hundreds of crew killed or wounded ⓘ |
| category |
Essex-class aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
NERFINISHED
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Ships built in Newport News, Virginia ⓘ World War II aircraft carriers of the United States ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1944-01-31 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 2,600 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1947-02-17 ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 27,100 long tons standard
ⓘ
approximately 36,380 long tons full load ⓘ |
| fate | Scrapped ⓘ |
| flightDeckBeam | about 147 feet ⓘ |
| followedBy | Other Essex-class carriers in wartime service sequence ⓘ |
| homeport | Pacific Fleet bases during World War II ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CV-13 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1942-12-07 ⓘ |
| launched | 1943-10-14 ⓘ |
| length | about 872 feet ⓘ |
| locationDuringAttack | Near the Japanese home islands ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Benjamin Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Severely damaged by Japanese air attack on 1945-03-19 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | USS Lexington (CV-16) in Essex-class sequence (design variant context) ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
ⓘ
8 boilers ⓘ Steam turbines ⓘ |
| returnedToUnitedStates | 1945 after damage ⓘ |
| sawActionIn |
Leyte Gulf operations
NERFINISHED
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Okinawa campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine Sea operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1966 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | World War II era ⓘ |
| shipClass | Essex class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | No longer extant ⓘ |
| survived | Severe bomb damage and fires in 1945 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 33 knots ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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