Description: THE USS FRANKLIN. DESERTED FIGHTING SHIP IN BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY. HUGE SHIP. CARRIER SHIP. DOCK. MARCH 19, 1945 OFF JAPAN. JAPANESE DIVE BOMBER ATTACKS. HUGE BLACK CLOUD. PUTTING OUT FIRE. WOUNDED ARE TAKEN CARE OFF. EXPLOSIONS. ENGULFED IN FLAME AND SMOKE. PLANE ELEVATOR SMASHED. SANTA FE CRUISER COMES TO HELP. SHOOTING DOWN JAPANESE PLANE. BADLY DAMAGED. PRIEST PRAYS OVER DYING SAILOR. JAPANESE WING SHOT OFF PLANE. IT SPINS DOWN INTO THE SEA. WOUNDED TAKEN OFF SHIP. MEN JUMP FROM DESTROYER ONTO ANOTHER SHIP. MEN PULLED OUT OF THE WATER BY RESCUE SHIPS. BATTERED AMERICAN FLAG STILL FLIES. INDIVIDUAL SAILORS HONORED. FRANKLIN, ALL BATTERED, SAILS PAST STATUE OF LIBERTY. UP TO NEW YORK SKYLINE. INTERIOR OF HANGAR DECK. GAUGES. MESS HALL. BUNKS. BELL. GUNS.
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