Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – March 19th marks 80 years since the bombing of the USS Franklin off the coast of Japan during World War ...

The Franklin’s keel was laid down on December 7, 1942, one year after the attack on Pearl Harbor that prompted the commissioning of so many Essex carriers. The Franklin was commissioned on January 31, ...

The USS Franklin listing in the waters off the coast of Japan on March 19, 1945 On March 19, 1945, the USS Franklin was termed “Dead in the Water.” It would later be dubbed “The ship that wouldn’t die ...