Al Bullock
Following Navy tradition, the Cruiser SANTA FE risks its own destruction by moving alongside to within "arm's length" of the FRANKLIN in order to fight the fires and to remove exhausted and injured crewmen. Bringing the cruiser in such close proximity to the carrier was a magnificent feat of seamanship on the part of the skipper and officers of the SANTA FE.

Following Navy tradition, the Cruiser SANTA FE risks its own destruction by moving alongside to within "arm's length" of the FRANKLIN in order to fight the fires and to remove exhausted and injured crewmen. Bringing the cruiser in such close proximity to the carrier was a magnificent feat of seamanship on the part of the skipper and officers of the SANTA FE.
Following Navy tradition, the Cruiser SANTA FE risks its own destruction by moving alongside to within "arm's length" of the FRANKLIN in order to fight the fires and to remove exhausted and injured crewmen. Bringing the cruiser in such close proximity to the carrier was a magnificent feat of seamanship on the part of the skipper and officers of the SANTA FE.
ArtistAmerican, 1923–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Following Navy tradition, the Cruiser SANTA FE risks its own destruction by moving alongside to within "arm's length" of the FRANKLIN in order to fight the fires and to remove exhausted and injured crewmen. Bringing the cruiser in such close proximity to the carrier was a magnificent feat of seamanship on the part of the skipper and officers of the SANTA FE.
DateMarch 19, 1945
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 5/8 × 9 7/16 in. (19.4 × 24 cm)
 Sheet: 8 3/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.8 × 25.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Will Michels in honor of Vernon Wells II
Object number2022.641.17
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Object Type
Provenance[Annapolis Maritime Antiques
, Annapolis, MD]; purchased by Will Michels, Houston; given to MFAH, 2022.

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Survivors, including some injured, are photographed on the flight deck of the FRANKLIN as they await transferral to the SANTA FE, secured alongside the carrier
Al Bullock
Survivors, including some injured, are photographed on the flight deck of the FRANKLIN as they await transferral to the SANTA FE, secured alongside the carrier
March 19, 1945
Gelatin silver print
2022.641.14
A crown of flame mantles one of the five-inch turrets on the FRANKLIN, with jets of fire flickering out of the muzzles of the twin rifles. Crewmen aboard the cruiser SANTA FE extinguished the blaze by playing streams of water through the open hatch.
Al Bullock
A crown of flame mantles one of the five-inch turrets on the FRANKLIN, with jets of fire flickering out of the muzzles of the twin rifles. Crewmen aboard the cruiser SANTA FE extinguished the blaze by playing streams of water through the open hatch.
March 19, 1945
Gelatin silver print
2022.641.16
USS FRANKLIN (CV-13) burning after being hit by bombs from Japanese dive bombers: taken from the USS SANTA FE (CL-60)
Al Bullock
USS FRANKLIN (CV-13) burning after being hit by bombs from Japanese dive bombers: taken from the USS SANTA FE (CL-60)
March 19, 1945
Gelatin silver print
2022.641.12
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Al Bullock
The USS Franklin, blasted by a Japanese dive-bomber in March 1945, lists sharply to starboard as the USS Santa Fe approaches.
March 19, 1945
Gelatin silver print
2022.641.7
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Al Bullock
Seething banks of smoke envelop the stern of the FRANKLIN as flames race through the interior of the ship. Men of the Cruiser SANTA FE watch in fascinated horror as they await the opportunity to lend a hand. Burning gasoline escapes out of the side of the ship, while a group of survivors clambore down a cargo net at the far left.
March 19, 1945
Gelatin silver print
2022.641.8
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Richard Misrach
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1982, printed 1994
Chromogenic print
95.231
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Al Bullock
The list of the FRANKLIN affords an unusually clear vision of the extent of the havoc on the flight deck. Tongues of flames run along the wooden surface as crewmen converge on the endangered area with firehose. Despite the appalling shock of the explosion, the undamaged guns went into action when the japanese loosed a follow-up aerial attack, and succeeded in driving the few away without sustaining further hits.
March 19, 1945
Gelatin silver print
2022.641.15
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