USS Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Aircraft Carrier That Had Just One Mission
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USS Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Aircraft Carrier That Had Just One Mission
Summary: The USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42), affectionately known by a variety of nicknames including “Swanky Franky,” “Foo-De-Roo,” and “Rosie,” initially christened the USS Coral Sea, was renamed in honor of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt by President Harry Truman. Despite being laid down during World War II, the ...
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The Warship Named After a President, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt Commissioned on Navy Day 1945, she became the first American carrier ever named for a president, renamed from Coral Sea after FDR’s death, and fittingly approved on V-E Day. For three decades, she served through the jet age, Cold War, and Mediterranean crises before retiring in 1977. | The Reliable Narrator
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