Keywords: USS Franklin (CV-13) burning aerial view.jpg The U S aircraft carrier USS Franklin CV-13 pictured burning in the waters off Japan after being hit during an air attack on 19 March 1945 The light cruiser USS Santa Fe CL-60 is alongside The photo was taken by planes from the USS Essex CV-9 returning from a strike on Kobe Japan U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No 1983 046 010 110 http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/objects/common/webmedia php irn 31273 1945-03-19 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Franklin CV-13 on 19 March 1945 USS Santa Fe CL-60 Burning ships |