USS Franklin (1864)
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The fourth USS Franklin was a United States Navy screw frigate. The ship was launched in 1864, partially constructed from parts of the previous USS Franklin. Commissioned in 1867, Franklin, named afte
USS Franklin, photographed by Edward H. Hart, ca. the 1880s.
"Scenes on Board Admiral Farragut's Flag Ship The Franklin, New York Harbor, June 29, 1867." Harper's Weekly, from photographs by George G. Rockwood.
USS Franklin figurehead, c. 1853, by Woodbury Gerrish
USS Franklin (1815)
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USS Franklin was a 74-gun ship of the line of the United States Navy. She was named for Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.
USS Franklin (1864)
…The fourth USS Franklin was a United States Navy screw frigate. The ship was launched in 1864, partially constructed from parts of the previous USS Franklin. Commissioned in 1867, Franklin, named after Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, served as the flagship of the European Squadron from 1867 to 1868 and…
1820 painting of Franklin (center-right) in New York Bay