FRANKLIN AVT 8

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Essex Class Aircraft Carrier Keel Laid December 7 1942 - Launched October 14 1943 USS FRANKLIN CV-13 Commissioned January 31 1944 - Decommissioned February 17 1947 Redesignated Attack Carrier (CVA) October 1 1952, While in reserve Redesignated Anti-submarine Carrier (CVS) August 8 1953, While in reserve Redesignated Auxiliary Aircraft Transport AVT-8 May 15 1959, While in reserve Struck from Naval Register October 1 1964 Sold July 27 1966 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943-47)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO Machine Newport News, VA

1943-10-14

Launching

 

Locy Type 7z

1943-10-14

No Image

Launching

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Locy Type 2(n) Oct 27, 1945

1945-10-27

Navy Day

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-04-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 2(n) (used after POD)

1947-01-01

New Year's Day, cachet by George V. Sadworth. Post office discontinued June 15 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-12-02

Official Business

 

Locy Type 7z*

1945-01-30

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efu

1945-11-26

Note:

 

Other Information

FRANKLIN received four battle stars for her World War II service.

NAMESAKE - It is uncertain what, or who, CV-13 was named for. DANFS (Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, a publication of the Naval Historical Center) clearly states that four previous ships had borne the name and that they honored Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) — but that the aircraft carrier, the fifth USS Franklin, was not named after the statesman, but to perpetuate the name of the previous ships.
However, a builder-installed plaque aboard the ship stated that she had been named for the Civil War Battle of Franklin, Tennessee (November 30, 1864.)

 

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