USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB/CVA/CV-42) was the second of three Midway-class aircraft carriers. To her crew, she was known as "Swanky Franky," "Foo-De-Roo...
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during World War II. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42), a Midway-class aircraft carrier, launched in 1945 and struck in 1977. USS Roosevelt (SP-2397), a patrol...
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Delano Roosevelt may also refer to: USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42), an aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park, Yorktown, New York Franklin Delano...
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later. It was finally decommissioned in 1946. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) was originally christened USS Coral Sea, but was renamed nine days after...
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Roosevelt Airport F.D. Roosevelt University Hospital with Policlinic Banská Bystrica USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42), in commission 1945–1977 USS Roosevelt...
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ballistic missile submarine Franklin D. Roosevelt has the following vessels named for him; USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42), in commission 1945–1977....
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United States Navy service in the 1940s on the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42), Breck played professional basketball for the Rochester Royals...
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Sea aboard the modernized USS Wasp, still flying the F4U Corsair. In 1953, they deployed in USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) on another Med cruise with...
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Essex-class aircraft carrier (redirect from USS Reprisal (CV-35))
company's home state of Massachusetts. USS Shangri-La was named after a facetious remark by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt suggesting that the Doolittle Raiders...
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commissioning, she replaced the aging World War II–era carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt in the fleet. Dwight D. Eisenhower was initially assigned to the United States...
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carriers. The lead ship, USS Midway, was commissioned in September 1945 and decommissioned in 1992. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt was commissioned in October...
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A Lockheed P-2 Neptune launches from the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42), 2 July 1951. A rocket-assisted Boeing B-47B takeoff. A Grumman...
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USS Ranger (CV-4) was an interwar United States Navy aircraft carrier, the only ship of its class. As a Treaty ship, Ranger was the first U.S. vessel to...
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USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) is an aircraft carrier, formerly of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class. Commissioned eight days after the end...
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lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms as president, making her the longest-serving first lady...
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USS Yorktown (CV-5) was an aircraft carrier that served in the United States Navy during World War II. Named after the Battle of Yorktown in 1781, she...
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aviation while serving on the destroyers USS Whipple and USS Stewart. Mitscher was in charge of the engine room on USS Stewart when orders to transfer to the...
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USS Hornet (CV/CVA/CVS-12) is an Essex-class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy (USN) during World War II. Completed in late 1943, the ship...
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aircraft carrier CVB-42 had been known as USS Coral Sea; after that date, CVB-42 was renamed in honor of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the late President, and...
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design. The flag was first flown at the commissioning of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) two days later. The only changes have been to add more stars...
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October 1976 saw VMA-231 deploying to the Mediterranean aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) with Carrier Air Wing 19. VMA-231's journey included visits...
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coast of Virginia, the "Nightcappers" were training on the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42). On Allen's last of five launches for the day, the ships catapult...
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appointed officer-in-charge of the fitting-out of the carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42), becoming the first commander on her commissioning on October...
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Akizuki-class and Murasame-class destroyers in 1958–59. 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun 5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun "United States of America 5"/54 (12.7 cm) Mark...
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26.1034852°N 97.1689342°W / 26.1034852; -97.1689342 The fifth USS Independence (CV/CVA-62) was an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. She was...
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task groups led by aircraft carriers USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV 42), USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67), USS Nimitz (CV 68) as well as the fleet Amphibious...
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S. Navy during the Korean War aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42). Willaman began his career as a pharmaceutical sales representative...
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the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) flying the F-4 Phantom. Soon afterward, the squadron transitioned to the F-14 Tomcat and moved aboard the USS Kitty...
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the U.S. Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922. The Langley was a converted Proteus-class collier, originally commissioned as USS Jupiter (AC-3)....
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