USS Franklin

Five United States Navy ships have been named USS "Franklin", the first four after Benjamin Franklin, and the fifth, the aircraft carrier CV-13, perpetuating the name of the previous ships (it was not the usual practice at the time to name carriers after individuals).

* was a 6-gun schooner, fitted out in 1775 and returned to the owner in 1776.
* was an 8-gun brig built in 1795, captured by corsairs from Tripoli in 1802, bought back by the Navy in 1805, and sold in 1807.
* was a 74-gun ship of the line launched in 1815 and broken up in 1852.
* was a screw frigate launched in 1864 and in active service until 1877, thereafter used as a receiving ship until 1915.
* was an aircraft carrier commissioned in 1944 and crippled by bombs in March 1945, later repaired but remaining in reserve until decommissioning in 1964.

See also

* was a ballistic missile submarine.
* was an aircraft carrier