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).
- The first Franklin was a 6-gun schooner, taken under the command of Commodore John Manly[?] in 1775, participating in the capture of many British vessels and returned to the owner in 1776.
Another Franklin was the carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt[?].