CV-13 USS Franklin
| CV-13 USS Franklin | ||
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Class |
Essex class "Short Hull" |
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Builder |
Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co Newport News, Virgina |
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Laid down |
7. December 1942 |
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Launched |
14. October 1943 |
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Commissioned |
31. January 1944 |
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Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign |
NFBM |
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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 | ||
| 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 |
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Decommissioned |
17. February 1947 |
| Commanding Officers | ||
| Capt. James Marshall Shoemaker | 31. Jan. 1944 | 7. Nov. 1944 |
| Capt. Leslie Edward Gehres | 7. Nov. 1944 | 30. Jul. 1945 |
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Cdr. Henry Henderson Hale |
30. Jul. 1945 | 8. Jun. 1946 |
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Cdr.Clarence Earle Dickinson, Jr. |
8. Jun. 1946 | 17. Feb. 1947 |
