USS Franklin Roosevelt Deactivation By the late 1970s, Roosevelt’s physical condition was deteriorating. At this point, the USN had commissioned ten supercarriers, including the first of the ...

USS Franklin D. Roosevelt Missing the Action Aircraft Carrier . The Franklin D. Roosevelt was laid down at the height of World War II, but the carrier would not be commissioned until Oct. 29, ...

Nicknames were sometimes plays on a carrier's actual name. Crew members knew Franklin D. Roosevelt as the "Rosie" and "Foo-De-Roo," and USS Bon Homme Richard (CV 31) as "Bonnie Dick." ...