| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Aircraft Carrier |
| Class | Midway |
| Pennant | CVB 42 |
| Built by | New York Navy Yard (New York, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 21 Jan 1943 |
| Laid down | 1 Dec 1943 |
| Launched | 29 Apr 1945 |
| Commissioned | 27 Oct 1945 |
| End service | 1 Oct 1977 |
| History | Launched as Coral Sea (CVB-42) but renamed on 8 May 1945. |
| Former name | USS Coral Sea |
Commands listed for USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB 42)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | T/Capt. Apollo Soucek, USN | 27 Oct 1945 | 2 Mar 1946 (1) | |
| 2 | T/Capt. Herbert Edward Regan, USN | 2 Mar 1946 | 15 Nov 1946 | |
| 3 | T/Capt. Thomas Binney Williamson, USN | 7 Nov 1947 | 3 Aug 1948 | |
| 4 | T/Capt. Clarence Eugene Ekstrom, USN | 11 Jul 1949 | 27 Jul 1950 (2) | |
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