USS Franklin D. Roosevelt

USS Franklin D. Roosevelt

CVB-42/CVA-42/CV-42 ~ 27 Oct. 1945 – 01 Oct. 1977

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1978 Rosie in the Scrap Yard

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The following photographs were taken by Peter Bonomo, Bayonne N.J., Thomas Tucker, FDR 1962-64, Jimmy Dibilio, FDR 1970-73 and Paul Lawson, FDR 1962-65. They show the ship in the scrap yard in Kearny N.J. during the months after her arrival on 03 May 1978. Later photos of the scrapping are needed.