Ship Photo of the Day

[Randy Daytona]

USS Reno (CL-96) was one of the Oakland derivatives of the Atlanta class light cruisers. The biggest difference was the removal of the twin 5”/38 turrets to reduce topweight. These were formidable AA ships, able to bring 12 (6x2) 5”/38’s to either beam as well as mounting substantial 40mm Bofors.

Interesting sidenote on wikipedia. The ship’s bell and flag are on display at City Hall in Reno, Nevada.


USS Reno, November 1944, down by the stern two days after being torpedoed (2 torpedoes hit, but fortunately 1 did not explode)


Reno underway off California in January 1944


Reno coming alongside USS Princeton to assist with fighting fires on 24 November 1944

 

[number9]

Is it just me, or is that 2nd photo of the Reno showing it in dazzle camouflage?

 

[Griz882]

Is it just me, or is that 2nd photo of the Reno showing it in dazzle camouflage?

Dazzling, isn’t it?

 

[Randy Daytona]

USS Franklin Delano Roosevelt CVB-42, CVA-42, CV-42 was the second of three Midway class carriers. Known as “Rosie”, she was the first aircraft carrier to be named after a president. Laid down on 01 December 1945, she was commissioned less than 2 years later on 27 October 1945. She was the first carrier to operate an all jet aircraft, a McDonnell XFD-1 Phantom in July 1946. Of note was the massive AA armament of 18x1 5”/54 dual purpose guns and 84 (21x4) Bofors 40mm

From 1954-1956, she underwent a major refit, receiving an angled flight deck while losing her 3,200 ton armor belt. After service in Vietnam, she was decommissioned on 01 October 1977.


USS Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945

Good view of the heavy AA armament of 18 5”/54 caliber guns


USS Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1971




Fleet AdmiralChester W. Nimitz, Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, President Harry S. Truman, and Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher on the bridge of USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) during maneuvers off the Virginia Capes, 24 April 1946.


Aerial oblique stern-on view of USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42), 24 April 1946.


USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) launches a Lockheed P2V "Neptune" bomber with "JATO" assist, during a Task Force 21 cruise, 2 July 1951.

 

[VMO4]

My father did a Med cruise on the “fruity roo” during the Korean War. That is his patch from that cruise in my avatar. She was originally going to be the Coral Sea, but Roosevelt died during construction so the name switched. During the Med cruise my father was ship’s company in the newly growing CIC, they had two SNJ’s aboard for ships company people like him to get their minimum monthly hours to still draw flight pay. I have that whole year of his logbooks , with each month “4.0. FCLP”

 

[Randy Daytona]

My father did a Med cruise on the “fruity roo” during the Korean War. That is his patch from that cruise in my avatar. She was originally going to be the Coral Sea, but Roosevelt died during construction so the name switched. During the Med cruise my father was ship’s company in the newly growing CIC, they had two SNJ’s aboard for ships company people like him to get their minimum monthly hours to still draw flight pay. I have that whole year of his logbooks , with each month “4.0. FCLP”

Do you have any photos from that Med cruise that you could put in Ship Photo of the Day?

 

[VMO4]

Sadly no, he was not much into taking pictures, he was more likely to keep his scorecards from the numerous rounds of golf he played that cruise.