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| Keywords: 20071107233849!Attack on carrier USS Franklin 19 March 1945.jpg Aircraft carrier USS Franklin CV-13 attacked during World War II March 19 1945 <br> Photographed by PHC Albert Bullock from the cruiser USS Santa Fe CL-60 which was alongside assisting with firefighting and rescue work <br> Photo 80-G-273880 Official U S Navy Photograph now in the collections of the National Archives <br> The carrier is afire and listing after she was hit by a Japanese air attack while operating off the coast of Japan - the crew is clearly seen on deck <br> After the attack the vessel lay dead in the water took a 13° starboard list lost all radio communications and broiled under the heat from enveloping fires Many of the crewmen were blown overboard driven off by fire killed or wounded but the hundreds of officers and enlisted who voluntarily remained saved their ship through sheer tenacity The casualties totaled 724 killed and 265 wounded and would have far exceeded this number if it were not for the exemplary work of many survivors <br> N B Caption by User Dna-webmaster compiled from original information from the U S Navy and the Wikipedia article USS Franklin CV-13 <br> Le porte-avion USS Franklin attaqué durant la seconde guerre mondiale 19 mars 1945 <br> Photo prise par A Bullock depuis les croiseur Santa Fe qui aidait à la lutte anti-incendie et aux secours <br> Le porte-avion est en feu et gite à tribord des suites d'une attaque aérienne japonaise survenue au large du Japon L'équipage est clairement visible massé sur le pont <br> Après cette attaque le porte avion était à la dérive gitait de 13 degrès sur tribord avait perdu tout lien radio avec l'extérieur et était la proie des flammes De nombreux membres d'équipage passèrent par dessus bord furent tués blessés ou brulés Le bilan final fut de 724 morts et 265 blessés et aurait pu être bien pire sans l'action exemplaire de nombreux membres de l'équipage <br> N B Traduction de la légende USS Franklin uçak gemisi 19 Mart 1945 sabah saat 07 08'de Japon 5 Hava Filosu 762 Deniz Hava birliğine bağlı bombardıman uçağı Ginga tarafından bombalandı 2 600 kişilik mürettebattan 762'si öldü ve 265'i yaralandı Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/80-g/80-G-270000/80-G-273880 html 80-G-273880 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1945-03-19 PHC Albert Bullock U S Navy Originally uploaded by User Stan Shebs to English Wikipedia Public domain File Attack on carrier USS Franklin 19 March 1945 jpg PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Franklin CV-13 on 19 March 1945 People with watercraft Black and white photographs of ships of World War II | ||||
