Aircraft Carrier Franklin Survives Savage Japanese Attack

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keywords: wwii, pacific theater, aircraft carrier uss franklin, damage control, new york harbor

Synopsis: Nicknamed the Big Ben, the Aircraft Carrier Franklin falls victim to bomb hits during a savage Japanese attack off the coast of Japan, but thanks to heroic damage control parties the Franklin is stabilized sailed across the Pacific to New York Harbor for repairs in the U.S...(read more)

Date: 1945
Duration: 00:04:52
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: Japan

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Aircraft Carrier Franklin Survives Savage Japanese Attack

Aerial view of two F4U Corsair fighter planes in flight with the carrier USS Franklin in BG. Scenes of the attack by Japanese dive bombers on the Aircraft Carrier USS Franklin (CV-13), nicknamed "Big Ben", off the coast of Japan in 1945. Japanese plane is hit by AA fire, loses wing, cartwheels flaming into sea.

Explosion as the USS Franklin is hit by two bombs mid-ship. Crew fighting the fires and working feverishly to save the carrier from sinking. Shows more explosions and more wounded. CU as Chaplain Father Joseph T. O'Callahan ministers to an injured man aboard USS Franklin. Transfer of wounded in stretchers from the Franklin to other ships.

With the USS Franklin dead in the water and with a dangerous list to port, sailors jump from the gun tubs of the Franklin and are quickly rescued. Under her own power the USS Franklin heads across the Pacific. Chaplain Father Joseph T. O'Callahan holds religious services after the USS Franklin gets underway. Entering the Panama Canal the wounded receive combat decorations. Shows the damaged USS Franklin entering New York Harbor, Statue of Liberty in BG.