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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