Franklins aft twin turret burning, 19 March 1945

Autor:

Official U.S. Navy Photograph

Credit:

Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-273903 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command

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Opis:

View of the after 5"/38 twin gun mount of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Franklin (CV-13) burning, as her crew tried to control fires on 19 March 1945. The carrier had been hit by a Japanese air attack while operating off the coast of Japan. Photographed from USS Santa Fe (CL-60), which extinguished the fire in this gun mount by playing streams of water through the mount's open door. Later, the other 5"/38 twin gun mount and the 40 mm quad gun mount (at right) also burned. Note ammunition loaded in the feed racks of the 40mm guns.

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Public domain