USS Franklin (CV-13)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:TBF_Avenger
gptkb:F4_U_Corsair
gptkb:F6_F_Hellcat
90
gptkbp:awards gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:captain gptkb:Captain_Leslie_E._Gehres
gptkb:Captain_William_H._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:United_States_Navy
1944-09-30
gptkbp:crew_capacity 3,400
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:United_States_Navy
1947-01-30
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:1954
gptkb:1955
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gptkb:1961
gptkb:1962
gptkb:1963
gptkbp:displacement 27,100 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped
sold for scrap in 1964
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Naval_Station_Norfolk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Franklin (CV-13)
gptkbp:launched 1944-01-14
gptkbp:length 872 feet
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Big_Ben
gptkbp:notable_event participated in air strikes against Japan
rescued crew members from other ships
survived a major attack
sustained heavy damage in 1945
gptkbp:operates_in Pacific Theater
gptkbp:operates_under gptkb:Task_Force_38
gptkb:Task_Force_58
gptkb:Task_Force_77
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkbp:recommissioned 1950-01-01
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_II
1947
gptkbp:sunk Japanese air attack
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Yorktown
gptkb:USS_Hornet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4