Feb 02, 2017 i shot this video aboard the uss forrestal, june 1987 during my 2weeks active duty in the u. All results related to aircraft carrier forrestal class 1. But first, the shakedown cruise, taking the ship from its berth out into the. Navy air craft carrier decals and stickers are made in the usa at our facilities in scottsboro, alabama. Find people you served with from mardet uss forrestal cva 59. Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1988. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb.
Check out our uss forrestal cv 59 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Part of the authenticity of the model came from a little gift from the navy. Feb 5, 2017 revell uss forrestal cv59 aircraft carrier model kit. I have the cruise book from the forrestal vietnam cruise. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Persons born in the 1960s and later do not know about the cold war. A supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james forrestal. The deadly fire on the uss forrestal and the heroes who fought it by gregory a. You will probably recognise the tugs as being from either tamiya or dragon.
Unlike many other books about the war, the men and their ships. All results related to aircraft carrier forrestalclass 1. The model is based on the uss forrestal, a supercarrier in service in the atlantic from 1951 to 1993. Having already served several tours of duty, the ship left norfolk, va. I am the coauthor of a book for the national vietnam war museum. 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. In the autumn of 1942, the under secretary of the navy, mr. The uss forrestal cv59 was built during the cold war with 3 sister ships, uss saratoga cv60, uss ranger cv61 and uss independence cv62.
Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 198990. 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. I finally converted it today after 24 years just sitting there getting older and. It is usually under the boxing of forrestal or saratoga. Sectreasurer uss forrestal cvacvavt59 association, the nations first supercarrier first.
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. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Uss forrestal cv59 1988 med io norlant cruise book. He could have went home but volunteered for another ship and was shot down.
Aircraft carrier veteran decals below youll find our selections of uss air craft carrier stickers and decals. Shipmate, if this is your first visit to the new uss forrestal cvacvavt59 association website please be sure to sign our crew guestbook. Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1988 did you serve aboard uss forrestal cv 59. The ship participated in exercise petit poi in the mediterranean. After being built in newport news, virginia, the new ship was formally commissioned in october 1955.
Unlike the successor nimitzclass, the forrestal and her class were conventionally powered. Forrestal took part in operation last chance in the mediterranean. Dec 18, 2011 uss forrestal was the first carrier built from the keel up to operate jet aircraft of the atomic age. Note the various items on the oilers cargo deck, among them a jeep and a pickup truck. Click the control tower on the uss forrestal banner to dispatch an s. Uss forrestal was the first super carrier in the world. Navy photo from the uss forrestal 1957 cruise book. 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. Most sailors consider the cruise book one of their most valued treasures. Va 165 did cruise on uss oriskany 1963 and at end of cruise tad. See more ideas about us navy apparel, hoodies and shirts. I was in division a in hydraulics and ran the airplane elevator no.
Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss forrestal page. Among forrestals many firsts her design called for an angled flight deck, which allowed for simultaneous launchings and landings of her aircraft. 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. Revell uss forrestal cv59 aircraft carrier model kit. Marine corps mardet uss forrestal cva59 usmc veteran locator. Mediterranean cruise 19641965 uss forrestal cruise book. Forrestal had truly served her purpose as first in defense. 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. 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. A film i recorded while onboard my ship the uss forrestal cv59 using the latest and greatest vhs camera. Forrestal cva59 was laid down on 14 june 1952 at newport news shipbuilding and dry dock company at newport news, virginia. Asbestos use was particularly high during the buildup of the united states navy during world war.
Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 198990 did you serve aboard uss forrestal cv 59. The current boxing would represent something from the 80s or 90s. I shot this video aboard the uss forrestal, june 1987 during my 2weeks active duty in the u. The uss forrestal cva59 fire and munition explosions the. Marine corps mardet uss forrestal cva59 usmc veteran. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy.
Feb 03, 2014 a film i recorded while onboard my ship the uss forrestal cv59 using the latest and greatest vhs camera. Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1988 air. Forrestal, widow of the first secretary of defense, christened her uss forrestal. Unfollow uss forrestal cruise book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Uss forrestal cvacvavt59 association first in defense. Back to uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1988 page. Mediterranean cruise book 1988 mediterranean cruise book 198990. One of the stories he told took place aboard the uss forrestal off the coast of vietnam in 1967. Uss forrestal cv59 evolution 1981 malignant mesothelioma. Uss forrestal cv59 1989 1990 med cruise book med cruises. 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. After her initial shakedown, she was took her first of many voyages to the mediterranean in.
Jul 19, 2015 uss forrestal cv59 1989 1990 med cruise book. Welcome to the uss forrestal cv59 guestbook forum navy. 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. Red ripper, ships patch and vf11 camo patch if i had to explain these, you wouldnt understand. To accommodate the larger and heavier jet aircraft, forrestals design was revolutionary. Forrestal operated with the british, french and italians in. Commissioned in 1955, she was the first completed supercarrier, and was the lead ship of her class. The men rode in great, big, heavy trucks with a long wooden seat on each side. After her initial shakedown, she was took her first of many voyages to the mediterranean in january of 1957. Navy, knox and forrestal, and had a direct access to roosevelt. This perfect replica of an aircraft supercarrier took 30. Uss forrestal cva cv 59 aircraft carrier us navy secnav james.
Pdf an historical record of the us destroyer uss albert w grant which was a. Asbestos was widely used in the ship building industry from the 1930s until asbestos use was discontinued in the early 1970s. 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. Detailing was carried out using gmms supercarrier fret and weapons from skywaves modern ship equipment set. Commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 59, the forrestal was. Uss forrestal cva59 debris and damage caused by the fire and munition explosions. Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1988 the.
You would be purchasing the uss forrestal cva 59 cruise book during this time period. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. Less than 30 months later, the first of the postwar carriers was launched. Reclassified as a multipurpose aircraft carrier cv59, 30 june 1975. Uss forrestal was the defending carrier in an amphibious force landing exercise on vieques island, during the. Uss forrestal was the first carrier built from the keel up to operate jet aircraft of the atomic age. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. 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. 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. Navys first carrier of entirely postworld war ii design, she was conceived as an operational platform for large, highperformance aircraft. The uss midway cv41 was able to become a museum because it was first used for prop driven planes. Eisenhower, carl vinson, theodore roosevelt, abraham lincoln, george washington, john c. Mediterranean cruise 19641965 uss forrestal cruise book on. Commissioning ceremonies were october 1, 1955, at the norfolk naval shipyard on the same day.
Forrestal cva 59 naval cruise book, class of 1988, page. Decals were starfighters forrestal ship set and the crew figures are eduard. The aurora forrestal kit is 1600 and considered one of the worst kits of the class. This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard uss forrestal. Five thousand of my shipmates and i had been qualified to be num. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Uss forrestal cv59 later cva59, then avt59, was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james forrestal. 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. He said they were 1215 miles out and could see the fire. Jul 19, 2015 uss forrestal cv59 1988 med io norlant cruise book. Built in 1954, the 1,000footlong, 80,000ton uss forrestal was the first of the supercarriers.
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