How Did U.S.S. Franklin Survive the Pacific Hell | World War 2 in Color | US Navy Documentary | 1945
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It is a 1945 U.S. Navy documentary film about the epic story of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Franklin. The whole film was shot in color!
Historical Background / Context:
The USS Franklin (CV-13), nicknamed "Big Ben," was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War 2 for the United States Navy, and the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name. Commissioned in January 1944, she served in several campaigns in the Pacific War, earning four battle stars. She was badly damaged by a Japanese air raid in March 1945, with the loss of over 800 of her crew, becoming the most heavily damaged United States carrier to survive the war. (Movie footage of the actual attack was included in the 1949 film Task Force starring Gary Cooper.)
During combat the USS Franklin was struck by two armor piercing bombs dropped by a Japanese Zero aircraft. At least one penetrated the flight deck, setting off a series of explosions that crippled the ship. Despite terrible fires, the crew managed to hold on and fought desperately to keep the ship afloat. The USS Santa Fe (CL-60) aided the ship and provided fire suppression. Eventually the ship was saved, towed to Pearl Harbor by the USS Pittsburgh (CA-72) and returned to New York harbor under its own power.
The USS Franklin was under repair during the rest of the war. She was decommissioned in 1947. While in reserve, she was reclassified as an attack carrier (CVA), then an antisubmarine carrier (CVS), and finally an aircraft transport (AVT), but was never modernized and never saw active service again. She was sold for scrap in 1966.
How Did U.S.S. Franklin Survive the Pacific Hell | World War 2 in Color | US Navy Documentary | 1945
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always wanted to know what happened to the Franklin. There is a club called the Big Ben 704 club. They are the men who sailed her back home. Wonder how many of these men are still with us. God bless them all and those who perished on her.
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@@haydenlogston2164 Nope. It was more than 704 men that sailed her back, the rest of them were unjustly punished by the idiot captain. Amazon Prime's "USS Franklin: Honored Restored" tells the true story of the Franklin and it's stupid captain incompetence which cause the Franklin to be an easy target. Then punished and unjustly treated the men that were blown overboard or jumped to escape the fires. The Navy is still updating the count, so far 807 KIA 487 wounded. 926 KIA from both cruises 2nd only to the Arizona. Most KIA in the second cruise due to the incompetent Captain Gehres.
This one's for you Uncle George.
Never knew you - won't ever forget you.
My late Father was a pilot aboard the Franklin during the war and thank you so very much for putting this on UA-cam!
The gun salute and playing of taps had me in tears. This was done during my father's funeral in 2014 at his burial in Arlington.
I just went thru it at my fathers funeral 2 weeks ago. It's the hardest thing to hear.. Unless you just laid down in your rack at the end of the day.. then, it luls you to sleep. Bless your family and your father.
Saw this very documentary while visiting the USS YORKTOWN last week. There's a designated area inside the ship displaying memorabilias of the USS FRANKLIN and where I saw this film. Good documentary film.!
My Dad was onboard the Franklin as a sea going Marine MP when it was commissioned and didn't get off until they reached the Brooklyn Yards. He and a few other guys were trapped 5 decks below when it was hit. It took them 2 days to find a way out of there squeezing though all the twisted metal and portions of air shafts to get topside. "The smoke. burning flesh, and intense heat with no water for 2 days really got to them" which was what Dad mentioned only a few times in his life. I never saw this footage before Thank You .My family has always wondered why the Franklin got almost zero recognition after all the ship and guys went through. Dad quit high school at 17 in the middle of his junior year getting his Dad to sign off for him to enter the Marines. That's when men were real men. But then again as his only daughter I have had an opportunity to learn I was made of the Right Stuff too.
I joined the Navy in November 1958. In Boot Camp at Great Lakes, I learned about the Franklin. We learned the importance of Damage Control and how to implement it. I’ve never forgotten the Franklin and was thrilled to find this documentary.
Saw films about the Franklin and Forrestal at fire fighting schol
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My uncle Paul Marino who was only 19 died that day on the USS Franklin God rest his soul. I cried watching this video 724 killed and 265 wounded. My uncle Paul joined the Navy when he was only 17 years old his father my grandfather who was from Sicily and couldn’t speak much English had to sign the paperwork to let my uncle Paul enlist to fight for America against his former countrymen the Italians.
Thank you for your family's service. And sorry for your loss
@@troygroomes104 Thank you, and God bless you for your kind words !
@@normanmarino7285 my grandfather (mom's side of the family) told me he served on board on of the short hulled Essex class ships sisters to the Franklin flying a bunch of different types of planes off the ships.
Before going pmc to help the allied forces
@@troygroomes104 God Bless Him
@@normanmarino7285 thanks,
I myself chose to follow his footsteps in going pmc over the military as "there is to much red tape to hinder the troops on what they need to do to get the job done"
The quote is my grandfather's saying
So sad. But an incredible testament to the courage of the crew and to the designers that made the ship so strong.
My uncle served on the Franklin. Radio man first class Fred N Barr. Died in a kamikaze attack on that ship. Enough is not said or heard about the Franklin in American history. If you didn't have family serving on that ship or study naval history you probably don't know the story.
About 30 years ago I was blessed to meet one of the heroes that stayed aboard and saved her. I had seen her story on I think the History Channel. I was photographing an air show and turned to see an older gentleman wearing a USS Franklin hat. We talked for probably an hour. As we were all leaving, the man’s son quietly thanked me. He said it meant so much to his father that I knew the history of His ship and talked to him about it. The honor was All Mine to meet and talk to a true hero.
The little things.......that make our day more pleasant.....reading this improved mine. Thank you for sharing.
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An absolutely amazing story. It must have been hell. God bless all who sailed in her.
I was on the USS Oriskany CV 34 in Vietnam and they had a huge fire started by a magnesium flare and they almost lost the ship. Almost 40 brave sailers lost their lives.
They were there just like the men of the USS Franklin. Thank God in Heaven that we have Young Men and Women who will put themselves in harms way to protect Our Country and Our Freedom. What would we do if we didn't have Men and Women who would do that? Would we be talking Chinese, or Russian. I hope that we never have to find out. For less anyone forget...
FREEDOM IS NOT FREE !!!
God Bless All of US and,
The United States of America
My father worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard at that time and worked on the Franklin. The one thing he mentioned to me about it was the sobering fact that the bodies of some of the dead were still there, I assume in parts of the ship that had been closed off to prevent it from taking on more water. I am thankful for the heroes of our country's past.
At 13:46 that's the Catholic priest, Father Joe O'Callahan, praying over a badly wounded sailor who did survive. Father Joe was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on the Franklin. This is the M.O.H. citation: "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as chaplain on board the U.S.S. Franklin when that vessel was fiercely attacked by enemy Japanese aircraft during offensive operations near Kobe, Japan, on 19 March 1945. A valiant and forceful leader, calmly braving the perilous barriers of flame and twisted metal to aid his men and his ship, Lt. Comdr. Joseph O'Callahan groped his way through smoke-filled corridors to the open flight deck and into the midst of violently exploding bombs, shells, rockets, and other armament. With the ship rocked by incessant explosions, with debris and fragments raining down and fires raging in ever-increasing fury, he ministered to the wounded and dying, comforting and encouraging men of all faiths; he organized and led firefighting crews into the blazing inferno on the flight deck; he directed the jettisoning of live ammunition and the flooding of the magazine; he manned a hose to cool hot, armed bombs rolling dangerously on the listing deck, continuing his efforts, despite searing, suffocating smoke which forced men to fall back gasping, and imperiled others who replaced them. Serving with courage, fortitude, and deep spiritual strength, Lt. Cmdr. O'Callahan inspired the gallant officers and men of the Franklin to fight heroically and with profound faith in the face of almost certain death and to return their stricken ship to port"
My dad worked on that ship as a machinist mate when it was in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, we lived on Cumberland Street in 1945
when i was 10 years old my cub scout troop had a field trip to the franklin here in ny. it was totally empty and the hanger deck was huge. we were only allowed to walk out on the flight deck for a few feet. it was an amazing day.
When the Franklin was hit, I was on USS Twining, DD540.about half a mile away. I was sitting on the john,and the concussion was so great I thought we had been hit. Pulled up my drawers and ran for my GQ station.
jaddy540 dude how are you on UA-cam you've gotta be in your 90s
@@owenberg3366 agreed
My FIL served on Franklin. His battle station was anti aircraft. His regular duty was soda jerk. He said he had a lot of friends onboard. When they got hit by kamakazi he went overboard.
Youre a troll, right?
Doesn’t necessarily mean he is a “troll”. My dad was in a sub in the area at the time. He is 97 and still walks 2 miles every morning. Alas, my dad has never used internet or even email. Just sayin....
Captain Gehres (?) had the great wisdom to have the crew at their mess stations on the hangar deck while in enemy waters when they should have been at general quarters. Over 400 sailors and airmen died there. He also refused to let survivors who were either blown off of the ship or who jumped to avoid burning to death re-board the ship, and brought charges against some of them. His stupidity killed over 800 US sailors and airmen. Although never brought up on charges of negligence, he never commanded another ship. "Upon Franklin's arrival in New York, a long-brewing controversy over the ship's crew's conduct during her struggles finally came to a head. Captain Gehres had accused many of those who had left the ship on 19 March 1945 of desertion, despite the fact that those who had jumped into the water to escape had done so to prevent a likely death by fire, or had been led to believe that "abandon ship" had been ordered.[4] While en route from Ulithi Atoll to Hawaii, Gehres had proclaimed 704 members of the crew to be members of the "Big Ben 704 Club" for having stayed with the heavily damaged warship, but investigators in New York discovered that only about 400 were actually onboard Franklin continuously. The others had been brought back on board either before or during the stop at Ulithi. All of the charges against the men of her crew were quietly dropped. Captain Gehres retired as a rear admiral, never taking an overseas assignment or command of another US Navy ship again.[12]
According to the 2011 documentary USS Franklin: Honor Restored, Gehres was universally excoriated for his leadership deficiencies and his tendency to blame his crew for the near loss of his ship.[4] Several men; including wounded, who had been blown off the ship by its huge explosions were later refused re-entry onto the ship. Gehres threatened to court martial men who had been blown overboard, because they had not been given the order to abandon ship.
Gehres actions during this time lead him to be described as "a cautionary tale about the scourge of 'toxic leadership.'"
First: Unselfish bravery. Second: Damage control.
My most heartfelt thanks and salutes go to every man that put his life on the line and paid the ultimate sacrifice to keep our nation free. The great fighting lady herself fought through the fire and bombs to sail through hardship and through the dedication of her crew made it back home. I couldn't thank every one of those sailors and airmen for the sacrifice and dedication to duty that they all showed. I found myself saluting as the flag was at half mast and taps was played to honor our nation's soldiers that were lost during the bloody world war. I pray that every single one of them are still in Heaven with our Lord and savior and live forever for their service. I praise our armed forces and pray for peace on earth and good will to all.
I’ve been searching for this for a very long time
My Dad served on that ship in WWII
always awesome to see these!
My Grand Dad was on the Sante Fe when it pulled along side the Franklin. Thank you brave sailors, may you all rest in peace. You were a better generation.
Uncle Mike Minasian served aboard the Franklin a family hero, My Dad also served in the Pacific during the War. at 16 years of age joined Navy from 41 to 53 before switching uniforms for the Army, each of my brothers were born at Navy Bases, Annapolis Jan47, Port Hueneme Aug49, Annapolis Aug51 and Alameda Oct53, My Mom was a Hero as well, We then were sent to Munich Germany 1954 for Four Years, a Proud Family broken up after that tour, I was the one who stayed with Dad , three times to Germany, while he was with 10th Special Forces and went to Nam I was in a private German Boarding School, Life, who knew how dangerous, exciting and different for everyone alive. Me, I served as a Marine USMC Jan67 Jan71
My dad is being medaled here in this video, I am so thrilled!!!
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Commenting on my wife's account. As a 12 year old in 1958 or so I got to visit the Franklin at the Bayonne NJ Navy yard on a summer camp trip. We walked the decks and were escorted by a former crewman who worked in the yard. I heard the story while standing there, on that flight deck with the crewman commenting, "if you stood here that day, you wouldn't be alive now". I was and still am in awe. On the Franklin site, elsewhere, you will find a Kodachrome photo taken before the refit in Brooklyn while she was tied up at Bayonne. There is a garrison sized flag flying from her island. She is pointed directly at the sight which the Twin Towers once occupied. Eerie to say the least. On another note . When CV-6 went to the breakers, a yard supervisor realized just what a crime it was. He had the stern nameplate removed and taken to his hometown, River Vale NJ. It sat on a Little League field for 60 year before being moved to the Veterans garden at the town Hall. If you google Enterprise nameplate you can see it. Thank you for posting this documentary. Another quip from the crewman, "Just who in their right mind would number a ship 13?"
Thank you for presenting this video!
i went on the Franklin in 1964. it was repaired just as the war ended and was mothballed in Bayonne NJ, i climbed to the flying bridge and there were still bullet holes in window glass. we took a lot of stuff off it for our Navy ship. I saw it a few years later in a scrap yard in Portsmouth Virginia, all that was left was about ten feet of the hull which had not be cut up.
My next door neighbor was one of those survivors. He had amazing stories.
My grandfather, Y3C Peter J. Kartye was one of the casualties of the 19 March 1945 attack on the Franklin. What an incredible display of bravery and selflessness by the remaining crew of the ship.
My dad served on the Franklin as a photographer.
RIP LAWRENCE JOHN CAPUANO
Wow, I really enjoyed that video. Thank you so much for posting it.
my papaw was on this ship. Howard Leon Thomas. anyone else have relatives on this ship or anybody else served on it? those people would be in 90s now, but Papaw's wife, my Nana is 92 and still gets on computer and can use you tube, so it's possible someone from the ship might see this, but unlikely I know, God bless all the crew and their families, and those who did not get to come home rest well and God bless their families, so lucky my papaw did make it home, infact more lucky than I was thinking, i was just thinking how lucky he made it back so that i got to know him and we had time with him, but I don't think my mom and me would of happened if he had not made it back to my sweet Nana, miss you and love you papaw Thomas, from your sweet, favorite, and only grand daughter, Betty Jo Johnson, Ive had you two great grand sons
I had the great pleasure of meeting a veteran crew member of the Franklin, one of the seven hundred plus who remained aboard and nursed the damaged ship back to the Brooklyn Navy Yard after the horrendous kamikaze attacks. I am very proud to have shaken his hand and had a chance to get to know him.
May the souls of the men who gallantly fought with her rest in peace 🙏🏼
Its mind blowing how much damage she could take and yet the crew was able to get her going under her own steam.
when have a prop stoppage by the deck, engine must be changed, old engine has to have a complete inspection, prior to reuse.
Was still in Brooklyn NY when I went in the Navy 1965 , Sadly she was scrapped . My neighbors father was a yard bird in BNY when she arrived There were still body parts in many compartments that were not removed He said a lot of men refused to work on her until it was cleaned..
A ship that won’t be sunk, can’t be sunk. But it was scrapped.
In this case the cost of remodeling was prohibitive. 😢
Only the lucky few escape THAT fate.
I think there was only one man dubbing all american doucmentaries back then
WOW, what a documentary... 👍 👍 👍 !!!
My grandfather was on the uss Franklin. Was stuck in waters for more than 12 hours. Wish I had the chance to meet him.
My father served aboard the USS Shangri-La (CVA-38) 1958 to 1962. Sailed around both horns... It's always a shame to see these ol' great ships scrapped. It really breaks my heart. Heros served aboard these ships.. Not just men. These ships could easily be taken care of by volunteers.. but the idea of scrap value is worth more to a gov't that doesn't care about the military, or history.
My father passed away 2 weeks ago. My hero. 26 years US Navy. After his time on the Shang, He got out and raised a family. Re Enlisted in 1983 as a Construction Mechanic 3rd class, within a year he was advanced to 2nd Class , and 2 years later 1st class. Following a year as 1st Class he made Chief Petty Officer. His goal in life as he promised his father who also served.
He retired in 1994 CMC.. Construction Mechanic Chief. USN SeaBees.
He will forever be my Hero!
To my father and all those who have given our country their all. I wish you Fair Winds and Following Seas.
May you rest in peace.
My uncle was on the USS Santa Fe that rendered assistance to the Franklin.
At 12:37 in this video another ship can be seen smoking in the distance to the left. This most likely was the Wasp Cv 18, which was hit in the same manner and within minutes of the Franklin.
Team work at it's best.
Earlier in the war, in campaigns where command of the seas was in doubt, it was possible that an abandoned carrier would fall into the hands of the enemy. OK, so they had to be scuttled at the point we were pulling out, even if temporarily. Late in the war, right off Japan's home islands, we were in complete and total command of the seas, with no danger whatsoever of Japan capturing a heavily damaged and abandoned ship. So a commitment was made to save ships so heavily damaged, and the Franklin is a prime example of a ship that lived to see home again because of that 'all-in' mentality near the end of the war.
R.I.P. FRANKLIN
I believe another Essex-class carrier, the Bunker Hill (forgotten the hull number) also took a beating some time after the Franklin.
what a beautiful ship...
This would be a great film to restore like the movie “ In the Cold Blue” if the negatives are still usable. Loved watching this film at the U.S.S. Yorktown in Charleston
Outstanding ' Damage Control ' ...Official Navy casualty figures for the 19 March 1945 fire totaled 724 killed and 265 wounded. Nevertheless, casualty numbers have been updated as new records are discovered. A recent count by historian and researcher Joseph A. Springer brings total 19 March 1945 casualty figures to 807 killed and more than 487 wounded. had suffered the most severe damage and highest casualties experienced by any U.S. fleet carrier that survived World War II.
What a wonderful story.
Great video!
Always makes me mad that when these great ships are scrapped,souvenier peices are not offered to the men that served on her.
They were. All survivors were plank owners. When she was going to be scrapped, they were all given a chance to got there and receive a piece. My father couldn't afford to go, so was unable to claim his piece.
@@michelecrown2426 should have been sent to him with a parade behind it
The Navy issues a 'Plank owner' to all of the crew that are the original ships company so they can claim a small piece as is Navy tradition but those that join later are not given the same, now that does not stop crew members from later crews to apply for plank if they served on her during wartime.
Shot up and still sailing. What a gallant old girl. So proud and brave.
@@johnbockelie3899 My ship, DD540, was about 2000 yds. away, when it took it's first hit. The shock wave was so powerful, that I thought MY ship had been hit.
My Grandfather served on the Franklin. Fredrick Scott. He survived the war and did not speak much about his time on the Franklin. I wish I had asked him more about it.
My Dad was on DD820 The Rich screened Franklin from Ulithi,invasion of Okinawa
A freind of mine's father was in the pilot readiness room when the kamikaze hit. He got assigned to help clean up the mess. He survived the war and raised seven kids. A tough generation...
24:04 A Very Slow Right Hand SALUTE. TAPS AND TEARS.
Unfortunately Today there are Very Few if Any Of these Brave Young Men, my Brother and Sister Veteran's Alive.
Requiescat En Pace.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE, WHICH WE ALL CONTINUE TO HONOR, AND WILLINGLY PLACE OURSELVES IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS WHEN AND AS CALLED UPON.
MY ENLISTMENT VOW HAS NO EXPIRATION.
I made a model of that ship , when I was a kid. They Scrapped her year's after the war.
After watching this, compare it to the aircraft carrier IJN Taiho, which took one minor torpedo hit and then blew itself to pieces about 4 hours later, all due to poor damage control. You can have the best ship in the world, but if you don't have dedicated men (and now women as well) fully trained in how to use it you might as well be on a raft. Those men on the Franklin should get a free pass to heaven because they already served their time in hell.
CV-13 had an amazing fire control team. Most of them died before they could do their job. The back-ups saved lives & the ship too.
Our uncle Joseph Arthur Martin amm1 received bronze star for saving dozens of Men putting fires out
Ensign Graf's record stands today. No other deck commander has put that # of planes on decks since......
And for all the glorious courage she was sold for scrap. *sighs
They didn't show the footage from another camera I wanted to see, where it was taken through the open Hangar Bay and or some holes in the ship and you can see the Statue of Liberty
...Captain Shoemaker was relieved by Captain Leslie E. Gehres as the carrier's commanding officer. Captain Gehres was a strict disciplinarian whose autocracy was disliked by many of 's crew.
My grandpa was on this carrier. He was a UDT.
The Franklin suffered terrible damage not shown on this video. The elevator was blown up out of the flight deck. Many sailors died there.
I’m amazed they fixed it. You’d think with that much damage they were just sent it to the bottom
Franklin made it all the way to Brooklyn. But not a single IJN carrier at Midway (damage no more severe in some cases) made it home.
full support idol...
What a scene it must have been for newyorkers when the badly hit ship sailed bound to the yard. Moving, breathtaking, and proud at the same time.
Where was the Franklin when the ships on Battleship Row were hit?
Solid!
Top KEK!
watching from gensan
Can someone please help me understand why prople put a thumb down on this video?
To tell google AI not to suggest this type of content. Sometimes it's not because the thumb downer thinks the vid is bad, just not interested.
Can someone please help me understand why prople worry about how many people dislike video instead of just enjoying it.
No, I think that is a very good question Terry.
Great documentary but only half deals with what the title implied.
When the USS Franklin was sent to be broke up all hands were called on deck to SALUTE her one last time this was Norfolk navy station in about 1967 a true grey ghost
...wasn't the USS Franklin referred to as "Big Ben"?
Thanks
1959 CBS documentary with actual survivors including the captain: The USS Ben Franklin, the ship that would not die. It's on youtube. Gene Kelly narrated.
My Dad saw the Franklin on his way to Okinawa. He said that nearly everyone who saw it didn't think it would survive.
These men make me proud to have been a sailor.
Amazing wow
How she survived guts courage honor faith and brave !
My uncle was on board the Franklin and had to jump 80 feet from the deck and survived
It was scrapped and ended up as a bunch of funny shapes at harbor freight.
Essex class carriers were meant not to be sunk except the Oriskany cva34
To the 62 dislikes, I have this message: If it wasn't for the actions of the Franklin and other carriers, you wouldn't be allowed to state your dislikes unless it's in Japanese or German. Honor and praise to THE GREATEST GENERATION.
Up from the ashes, grow the roses of success!
In 1967 I was working in Wall St I could see the Franklin in the Brooklyn Navy yard and wonder when will they are going to repair her. They never did
My GOD that ship is one tough vessel but it's the crew's will to survive is why the Franklin fought on.
Its almost unbelivable, how The ship hold on for so long, under those conditions. The sailors that were on board, never quit on saving The ship.
All The sailors of The Uss Franklin, including those Who perish, are true heroes.
Enterprise: That's cute.
If you would like to know the real story of the USS Franklin, please refer to Inferno, by Joseph A. Springer.
A chilling account of a largely avoidable tragedy.
ole how times have changed