SS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB/CVA/CV-42) was the second of three Midway class aircraft carriers.
The ship was constructed at New York Naval Shipyard. Sponsor Mrs. John H. Towers, wife of the
Deputy Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet, christened the ship Coral Sea at the 29 April 1945 launching. On 8 May 1945, President Harry S. Truman approved the Secretary of the Navy's recommendation to rename the ship Franklin D. Roosevelt in honor of the late president.
To her crew, she was known as the "Swanky Franky," "Foo-De-Roo," or "Rosie," with the
last nickname probably the most popular.