Image: Commissioning of USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on 27 October 1945
Description: Commissioning of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City (USA), on Navy Day, 27 October 1945. Crew and visitors crowd her flight deck, as the crews of other ships present man their ship's rails in her honour. The aircraft carrier on the opposite side of pier is USS Franklin (CV-13), under repair for battle damage received earlier in the year.
Title: Commissioning of USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on 27 October 1945
Credit: Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-14557 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author: U.S. Navy
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