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Fanshaw Bay

CVE-70 - Casablanca-class escort carrier

Bay in southeast Alaska, south of Juneau.

"A bay in the coast of Alaska."

Fencer

D64 - Attacker-class escort carrier
CVE-14 Croatan

One who engages in a particular type of swordfighting.

Forrestal

CV-59 - Forrestal-class fleet carrier

"James Vincent Forrestal, born 15 February 1892 in Beacon, N.Y., attended Dartmouth and Princeton, and enlisted in the Navy in May 1917. He served in the United States and overseas as a naval aviator until discharged as a lieutenant in July 1919. Between the World Wars he engaged in banking in New York City, and in June 1940 entered Government service as an administrative assistant to the President. Two months later he became Under Secretary of the Navy, charged with building the world's largest Navy. His brilliant work in procurement and production led to his appointment as Secretary of the Navy in May 1944. Forrestal carried out this new assignment with such distinction that he was the natural choice as the first Secretary of Defense, a position to which he was appointed in September 1947, and in which he continued outstanding service to the Nation. He resigned in March 1949 and died at Washington, D.C. 22 May 1949."

Franklin

Schooner

Brig

Ship of the Line

Screw frigate

CV-13 - Essex-class fleet carrier

"Benjamin Franklin (1706-90) was born in Boston but moved at an early age to Philadelphia where his countless talents and unlimited energies found expression in successful contributions as a statesman, diplomat, scientist, editor-author, and philosopher. During the Revolution he was appointed American Minister Plenipotentiary to the French Court enabling him to function also as the Navy's representative in Europe. He promoted the plan to bring the war to British shores, supporting Lambert Wickes' spectacular raids and enabling John Paul Jones to perform his daring feats by providing funds, attending to purchases and repairs, and determining questions of authority and discipline. His astute and visionary policies merit for him deserved recognition in the annals of the infant Navy as well as esteem as a founder of the United States. (The first four ships of the name honor Benjamin Franklin; CV-13 perpetuates the names of these ships.)"

Franklin D. Roosevelt

CV-42 - Midway-class fleet carrier

President of the United States, 1933-1945, died in office 12 April 1945.

Biography at WhiteHouse.gov

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