Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) was launched 29 April 1945 by New York Naval Shipyard as Coral Sea (CVB-42)

Wendling, Robert
On our way home from WestPac by way of Capetown.

MacDonald, David
First carrier to stop in Cape Town SA.

Keel laid: December 1, 1943
Launched: March 29, 1945
Commissioned: October 27, 1945
Decommissioned: September 30, 1977
Builder: New York Naval Shipyard , Brooklyn, N.Y.
Propulsion system: 12 boilers
Propellers: four
Aircraft elevators: three
Arresting gear cables: four
Catapults: two
Length: 997,4 feet (304 meters)
Flight Deck Width: 237,9 feet (72.5 meters)
Beam: 121 feet (36.9 meters)
Draft: 38,1 feet (11.8 meters)
Displacement: approx. 64,000 tons full load
Speed: 30+ knots
Planes: approx. 80 planes
Crew: Ship: approx. 2,533 Air Wing: 2,24

cruise
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Subic Bay, Philippines
Yokosuka, Japan
Hong Kong
Cape Town, South Africa