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CV-13 USS Franklin

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CV-13 USS Franklin

Class

Essex class "Short Hull"

Builder

Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co

Newport News, Virgina

Laid down

7. December 1942

Launched

14. October 1943

Commissioned

31. January 1944

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign

NFBM

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NS Norfolk VA
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CVG-13
29. July 1944 - 2. November 1944
West Pacific
VF-13 F6F-3 1-F-0
VF(N)-77 Det. B F6F-3N ..
VB-13 SB2C- 1-B-0
VT-13 TBM- / TBF- 1-T-0
VF(N)-77 Det. B only until 25. September 1944 on Board
last update 3. January 2008
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CVG-5
3. March 1945 - 19. March 1945
West Pacific
VF-5 F4U-1D, F6F-5N, F6F-5P 5-F-0
VMF-214 F4U-1D ..
VMF-452 F4U-1D ...
VB-5 SB2C-4E 5-B-0
VT-5 TBM-3 5-T-0
last update 3. January 2008
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Decommissioned

17. February 1947

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Commanding Officers 
Capt. James Marshall Shoemaker 31. Jan. 1944 7. Nov. 1944
Capt. Leslie Edward Gehres 7. Nov. 1944 30. Jul. 1945

Cdr. Henry Henderson Hale

30. Jul. 1945 8. Jun. 1946

Cdr.Clarence Earle Dickinson, Jr.

8. Jun. 1946 17. Feb. 1947
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