USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN 640), the lead ship of her class of ballistic missile submarine, was the only submarine of the United States Navy to be named...
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The Benjamin Franklin class of US ballistic missile submarines were in Navy service from the 1960s–2000s. The class was an evolutionary development from...
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Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818–1893), American politician, lawyer, and businessman USS Franklin, name for a series of U.S. Navy vessels USS Benjamin Franklin...
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1964 USS Benjamin Franklin, a ballistic missile submarine USS Bonhomme Richard, a U.S. Navy shipname referring to Benjamin Franklin USS Franklin D. Roosevelt...
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USS Franklin of the United States Navy was a 74-gun ship of the line. She was named for Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Built in 1815 under the supervision...
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fourth USS Franklin was a United States Navy screw frigate. The ship was launched in 1864, partially constructed from parts of the previous USS Franklin. Commissioned...
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USS Franklin (CV/CVA/CVS-13, AVT-8), nicknamed "Big Ben," was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy...
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Benjamin Franklin Bache (August 12, 1769 – September 10, 1798) was an American journalist, printer and publisher. He founded the Philadelphia Aurora,...
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USS Lewis and Clark may refer to: USS Lewis and Clark (SSBN-644), a Benjamin Franklin-class ballistic missile submarine of the U.S. Navy USNS Lewis and...
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The Papers of Benjamin Franklin is a collaborative effort by a team of scholars at Yale University, American Philosophical Society and others who have...
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USS George Washington Carver (SSBN-656), a Benjamin Franklin class fleet ballistic missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to...
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The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, located in the rotunda of the Franklin Institute science museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, features a large...
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There are many places and institutions named for Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. These include counties, municipalities...
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Benjamin Franklin Parkway, commonly abbreviated to Ben Franklin Parkway and colloquially called the Parkway, is a boulevard that runs through the cultural...
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Richard". The name is in reference to American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was responsible for writing Poor Richard's Almanack, for which...
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The second USS Franklin of the United States Navy was an 8-gun brig. She was named for Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Built at Philadelphia in 1795...
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Benjamin Franklin Tracy (April 26, 1830 – August 6, 1915) was a United States political figure who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1889 through 1893...
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boats of a class are noticeably similar. Experimental use: an example is USS Albacore (AGSS-569), which used an unprecedented hull design. In this list...
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USS Mariano G. Vallejo (SSBN-658), was a Benjamin Franklin-class fleet ballistic missile submarine, was named for Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (1807–1890)...
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scientist and statesman Benjamin Franklin. It houses the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial. Founded in 1824, the Franklin Institute is one of the oldest...
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launch and exhaust trail of a Polaris missile from the submarine USS Benjamin Franklin off Florida. Gemini 6A was launched on December 15, after a three-day-long...
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first USS Franklin was a schooner in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. She was named for Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was originally...
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USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659) (referred to as Willy R by her crews) was a Benjamin Franklin-class ballistic missile submarine – the last of the "41 for Freedom"...
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Rear Admiral Benjamin Franklin Sands (February 11, 1811 – June 30, 1883) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and...
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The Franklin Institute Awards (or Benjamin Franklin Medal) is an American science and engineering award presented by the Franklin Institute, a science...
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Audacious, S122 USS Augusta, SSN-710 USS Benjamin Franklin, SSBN-640 USS Bluefish, SSN-675 USS Boise, SSN-764 Borei class USS Boston, SSN-703 USS Bremerton...
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USS George Bancroft (SSBN-643), a Benjamin Franklin class (or "640-class") fleet ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth shipa of the United States...
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Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was an American politician who served as the 14th president of the United States from 1853 to 1857...
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Richard's Almanack, for which the ships were named. A pseudonym of Benjamin Franklin Bonhomme (disambiguation) Richard This disambiguation page lists articles...
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USS Simon Bolivar (SSBN-641), a Benjamin Franklin class fleet ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for...
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