After being repaired at the Puget Sound Navy Yard in Bremerton, Washington, the USS Franklin – nicknamed "Big Ben" by her crew – returned to service and joined Task Force 58 in March 1945.

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After being repaired at the Puget Sound Navy Yard in Bremerton, Washington, the USS Franklin – nicknamed “Big Ben” by her crew – returned to service and joined Task Force 58 in March 1945.