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Title: USS Franklin Damage Report
Post by: mirth on February 21, 2017, 12:27:59 PM

http://www.researcheratlarge.com/Ships/CV13/1946DamageReport.html

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Title: Re: USS Franklin Damage Report
Post by: besilarius on February 21, 2017, 06:35:56 PM

Met an old Quartermaster CPO in Newport, RI who was on the cruiser Vicksburg (I think).
He maintained that Bunker Hill was closer to sinking than Franklin, but that due to the heavier censorship at that time, the story didn't get out.
Also, he swore there was a reel of film shot on Bunker Hill that was suppressed due to the graphic casualties. Could be somewhere in the Archives, I suppose.

Title: Re: USS Franklin Damage Report
Post by: mirth on February 21, 2017, 06:56:24 PM

Even if the video exists, I'm probably good with not seeing it.

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