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Vintage U.S.S. Franklin D Roosevelt CVA-42 Color Photo Postcard
Midway Class Aircraft Carrier
She was launched on 29 April 1945, and commissioned on Navy Day, 27 October 1945
Roosevelt spent most of her active deployed career operating in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the United States Sixth Fleet
On 21 July 1946, Roosevelt became the first American carrier to operate an all-jet aircraft under controlled conditions
Roosevelt's first deployment to the Mediterranean, was from August to October, 1946
Roosevelt returned to American waters and operated off the East Coast until July 1947
From September 1948 to January
1949, Roosevelt undertook a second tour of duty with the Mediterranean
fleet. In 1950, Roosevelt became the first carrier to take nuclear
weapons to sea
Roosevelt was reclassified CVA-42 on 1 October 1952
She recorded her 100 thousandth aircraft landing in March 1961
From August 1966 to January
1967, Roosevelt made her only deployment to Southeast Asia. She spent a
total of 95 days "on the line" as her air wing, CVW-1, consisting mainly
of F-4 Phantom IIs and A-4 Skyhawks, struck enemy targets. Roosevelt
received one battle star for her service in Vietnam
Roosevelt received a multipurpose designation, CV-42, on 30 June 1975,
but she did not operate any anti-submarine aircraft. From June 1976 to
April 1977, Roosevelt embarked VMA-231 with 14 AV-8A Harrier jets
Roosevelt completed her final cruise in April 1977
She was officially decommissioned on 30 September 1977 and was stricken from the Navy List on the same day
Efforts to preserve Roosevelt as a museum ship in New York City failed
On 1 April 1978 she was sold for
$2.1 million. After usable equipment was removed the carrier was towed
to Kearny, New Jersey. She arrived on 3 May 1978 and was scrapped that
year.
Unused vintage color photo postcard
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