Twenty-four Essex-class aircraft carriers were built for the U.S. Navy during World War II, and only two did not continue their service during the Cold War. One of those was the USS Franklin (CV-13).

U.S. forces in the region have been building up ahead of a threatened attack on Iran as well as during strikes on the Iran-backed Houthi militia ...

During World War II, it was my honor to fly F4U Corsairs ... Bay off the southern coast of Okinawa, one of our carriers, the USS Franklin, took a direct hit from a kamikaze.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – March 19th marks 80 years since the bombing of the USS Franklin off the coast of Japan during World War II. Veterans of the USS Franklin and their families will gather ...

A mess attendant on duty during the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor saved lives and took a position to defend the ship, and his ...