Note the various items on the oilers cargo deck, among them a jeep and a pickup truck. Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 198990 did you serve aboard uss forrestal cv 59. The ship participated in exercise petit poi in the mediterranean. The current boxing would represent something from the 80s or 90s. Aircraft carrier veteran decals below youll find our selections of uss air craft carrier stickers and decals. Feb 03, 2014 a film i recorded while onboard my ship the uss forrestal cv59 using the latest and greatest vhs camera. Mediterranean cruise book 195859 mediterranean cruise book 195960 mediterranean cruise book 1961 mediterranean cruise book 196263 mediterranean cruise book 196465 mediterranean cruise book 196566 vietnam cruise book 1967 forrestal fire mediterranean cruise book 196869 mediterranean cruise book 196970 mediterranean cruise book 1971. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. The men rode in great, big, heavy trucks with a long wooden seat on each side. Forrestal, widow of the first secretary of defense, christened her uss forrestal. After her initial shakedown, she was took her first of many voyages to the mediterranean in. Asbestos use was particularly high during the buildup of the united states navy during world war.
Uss forrestal cva cv 59 aircraft carrier us navy secnav james. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss forrestal page. It is usually under the boxing of forrestal or saratoga. Among forrestals many firsts her design called for an angled flight deck, which allowed for simultaneous launchings and landings of her aircraft. Uss forrestal cv59 later cva59, then avt59, was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james forrestal. Uss yosemite ad19 1988 mediterranean cruise book ebay. Mediterranean cruise book 1988 mediterranean cruise book 198990. Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1988 the. Welcome to the uss forrestal cv59 guestbook forum navy. Forrestal operated with the british, french and italians in. On 29 july 1967, a fire broke out on board the aircraft carrier uss forrestal after an electrical anomaly caused a zuni rocket on a f4b phantom to fire, striking an external fuel tank of an a4 skyhawk.
I was in division a in hydraulics and ran the airplane elevator no. See more ideas about us navy apparel, hoodies and shirts. Having already served several tours of duty, the ship left norfolk, va. The uss forrestal cv59 was built during the cold war with 3 sister ships, uss saratoga cv60, uss ranger cv61 and uss independence cv62. The aurora forrestal kit is 1600 and considered one of the worst kits of the class. Forrestal cva59 was laid down on 14 june 1952 at newport news shipbuilding and dry dock company at newport news, virginia. All results related to aircraft carrier forrestal class 1.
Built in 1954, the 1,000footlong, 80,000ton uss forrestal was the first of the supercarriers. Freeman in midsummer 1967, the united states aircraft carrier forrestal, stationed off vietnam, lost 4 men to fires and ensuing explosions after an errant missile from one of its own planes ruptured a fuel tank on a nearby jet. Revell uss forrestal cv59 aircraft carrier model kit. The deadly fire on the uss forrestal and the heroes who fought it by gregory a.
Commissioning ceremonies were october 1, 1955, at the norfolk naval shipyard on the same day. Uss forrestal, named for secretary of the navy james forrestal, was the first ship of the new 56,000ton aircraft carriers built during the 1950s. I have the cruise book from the forrestal vietnam cruise. All results related to aircraft carrier forrestalclass 1. Asbestos was widely used in the ship building industry from the 1930s until asbestos use was discontinued in the early 1970s. Unlike the successor nimitzclass, the forrestal and her class were conventionally powered. Dec 18, 2011 uss forrestal was the first carrier built from the keel up to operate jet aircraft of the atomic age. Commissioned in 1955, she was the first completed supercarrier, and was the lead ship of her class. Uss forrestal harrisburg tour details sep 22 26 2015 jan 19, 2015 bring the forrestal home jan 23, 20 uss forrestal 1967 reprint cruise books may 02, 2012 poptop mania jan 15, 2012 uss forrestal 2011 reunion sep 20, 2011. The model is based on the uss forrestal, a supercarrier in service in the atlantic from 1951 to 1993. Of the equipment sent, the chevrolet flat body and dump trucks were too light for. Unfollow uss forrestal cruise book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. But first, the shakedown cruise, taking the ship from its berth out into the.
Commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 59, the forrestal was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 59 on june 30, 1975. Check out our uss forrestal cv 59 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Navy air craft carrier decals and stickers are made in the usa at our facilities in scottsboro, alabama. Forrestal had truly served her purpose as first in defense. Less than 30 months later, the first of the postwar carriers was launched. Unlike many other books about the war, the men and their ships. Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1988 did you serve aboard uss forrestal cv 59. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Forrestal took part in operation last chance in the mediterranean.
The uss midway cv41 was able to become a museum because it was first used for prop driven planes. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. The uss forrestal cva59 fire and munition explosions the. Navy photo from the uss forrestal 1957 cruise book.
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Forrestal cva 59 naval cruise book, class of 1988, page. One of the stories he told took place aboard the uss forrestal off the coast of vietnam in 1967. Detailing was carried out using gmms supercarrier fret and weapons from skywaves modern ship equipment set. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Uss forrestal cva59 debris and damage caused by the fire and munition explosions. Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1988 air. Persons born in the 1960s and later do not know about the cold war. Uss forrestal cv59 1988 med io norlant cruise book.
Pdf an historical record of the us destroyer uss albert w grant which was a. Stewart has agreed to be the point of contact between the company that is going to scrap the uss forrestal and anyone or any group that desires to request pieces of the ship for memorabilia. He could have went home but volunteered for another ship and was shot down. June 19, 1967, we paused to pay homage to king neptune as almost 5,000 pollywogs including captain and the xo, became shellbacks when uss forrestal entered the royal domain of imperium regis, equatoria at latitude 00 00 00 and longitude 40 00 00w. Part of the authenticity of the model came from a little gift from the navy. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. I am the coauthor of a book for the national vietnam war museum. A supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james forrestal.
Uss forrestal was the first super carrier in the world. Uss forrestal cv59 1989 1990 med cruise book med cruises. Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 198990. Most sailors consider the cruise book one of their most valued treasures. Sectreasurer uss forrestal cvacvavt59 association, the nations first supercarrier first. Decals were starfighters forrestal ship set and the crew figures are eduard.
Mediterranean cruise 19641965 uss forrestal cruise book. Navys first carrier of entirely postworld war ii design, she was conceived as an operational platform for large, highperformance aircraft. Navy photo the navy had no data on the time a munition could endure a fuel fire without reacting or on the violence of the explosive reaction that could be expected when it occurred. This is the ship that senator john mccain served on when a missile shot from another aircraft, across the deck, and hit john mccains a4 skyhawk. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Uss forrestal cv 59, formerly avt59 and cva59, was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james forrestal.
Marine corps mardet uss forrestal cva59 usmc veteran. A film i recorded while onboard my ship the uss forrestal cv59 using the latest and greatest vhs camera. Vietnam 1967 rare flight deck 59 patch, one of my old liberty cuffs and the hc2 1968 med cruise patch that i designed for them my very first graphics design job. You will probably recognise the tugs as being from either tamiya or dragon. Marine corps mardet uss forrestal cva59 usmc veteran locator. Jul 19, 2015 uss forrestal cv59 1989 1990 med cruise book.
Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Va 165 did cruise on uss oriskany 1963 and at end of cruise tad. The day bombs went off on the uss forrestal an excerpt from sixtyfour days, a sea story by malcolm torres aboard the uss enterprise in the 1980s, our old senior chief told stories about when he was young. After her initial shakedown, she was took her first of many voyages to the mediterranean in january of 1957. After being built in newport news, virginia, the new ship was formally commissioned in october 1955. This perfect replica of an aircraft supercarrier took 30. Five thousand of my shipmates and i had been qualified to be num. In the autumn of 1942, the under secretary of the navy, mr. The supercarrier uss forrestal cv59, formerly avt59 and cva59, was named after former secretary of the navy james forrestal and was the lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers. Feb 5, 2017 revell uss forrestal cv59 aircraft carrier model kit. Uss forrestal cv59 evolution 1981 malignant mesothelioma. Click the control tower on the uss forrestal banner to dispatch an s. Uss forrestal cvacvavt59 association first in defense.
Shipmate, if this is your first visit to the new uss forrestal cvacvavt59 association website please be sure to sign our crew guestbook. Navy, knox and forrestal, and had a direct access to roosevelt. Reclassified as a multipurpose aircraft carrier cv59, 30 june 1975. He said they were 1215 miles out and could see the fire. Back to uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1988 page.
Forrestal cva 59 naval cruise book, class of 1988, page 60 of 552 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Uss forrestal was the defending carrier in an amphibious force landing exercise on vieques island, during the largest assembled naval force since the korean war. This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard uss forrestal. Jul 19, 2015 uss forrestal cv59 1988 med io norlant cruise book.
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