USS Franklin
Cruiser USS Santa Fe alongside Essex class aircraft carrier USS Franklin which has just been hit by a Japanese divebomber setting off the ammunition store and resulting in the death of 724 sailors. The Santa Fe rammed 'Big Ben', as the Franklin was nicknamed, to help fight the fires and rescue crew. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)
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Date created:
March 19, 1945
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