	United States

Franklin

SHIP SPECIFICATIONS

Information	Country		Type
	United States		Aircraft Carrier
	Class	Manufacturer
	Essex	Newport News Shipbuilding Co.
	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned

	Length	Beam	Draught
	874 feet	93 feet; 147 feet 6 inches extreme width	28 feet
	Displacement	Max Speed	Range
	27,100 Tons	33 knots	10,700 miles at 25 knots; 16,900 miles at 15 knots
	Crew	Aircraft
	3,448	103
Propulsion	Diesel
	Geared turbines with four screws
Armour	Belt	Deck	Turrets

Armament	Armament
	12 x 5 inch/38, 10 x 18x4 40mm, 56-62 x 20mm guns