Forrestal, widow of the first secretary of defense, christened her uss forrestal. During his sophomore year, caron was elected to the schools silver m society, a group that. Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1988. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation.
Asbestos use was particularly high during the buildup of the united states navy during world war ii. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Five thousand of my shipmates and i had been qualified to be num. The other carriers of her class were uss saratoga, uss ranger and uss independence. The ship participated in exercise petit poi in the mediterranean. 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. Uss forrestal cv59 1988 med io norlant cruise book with. Image via uss intrepid cruise book 196162, us navy. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Back to uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1988 page. Unlike the successor nimitzclass, the forrestal and her class were conventionally powered. The collection bibliographies cruise books research guides exhibits manuscripts. Forrestal cva59 crewmen are assisted by those from rupertus dd851 in fighting the fires raging aboard forrestal, while a helicopter ferries firefighting supplies to the burning ship. 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 yosemite ad19 1988 mediterranean cruise book ebay. Uss forrestal cva cv 59 aircraft carrier us navy secnav. Dec 18, 2011 uss forrestals nickname would be first in defense. Asbestos was a primary building component of every ship. 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. Forrestal departed on her 20th major deployment on 25 april 1988. Weather permitting, the ship will be heading for recycling at the all star metals facility in brownsville, texas. Her crew assembled on deck to spell 64 olympics bracketed by the olympic. Uss forrestal cv59 was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james. Uss forrestal cva59 19651966 mediterranean cruise book. Mediterranean cruise 19641965 uss forrestal cruise book. Check out our uss nimitz cvn 68 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Navys supercarriers, the decommissioned uss forrestal avt 59, lead ship of 56,000 tonclass aircraft carriers, is setting sail today, february 4, on its final voyage.
Number of ships by type involved in accidents, 1945 1988. Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1988 did you serve aboard uss forrestal cv 59. She would displace 60,000 tons, be 1,039 feet long, and have a flight deck width of 252 feet. The ship accomplished a sixweek refresher training cruise off the. I shot this video aboard the uss forrestal, june 1987 during my 2weeks active duty in the u. 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. Her guest list during this cruise was headed by united states secretary of defense n.
The catastrophic fire on board uss forrestal cva59. Aircraft carrier models of the uss forrestal, book, dvd videos, movies, documentaries, naval aviation art, and gifts for the uss forrestall cv59. Part of the authenticity of the model came from a little gift from the navy. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 1972 1973.
This perfect replica of an aircraft supercarrier took 30. Unfollow uss forrestal cruise book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. 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 cva59 cruise book 10th anniversary mediterranean cruise 1965 1966 with carrier air group 8 embarked includes unidentified division and air wing photos 9 x 12 hardbound in good condition, with cover wear. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc.
Uss forrestal cva cv 59 aircraft carrier us navy secnav james. Forrestal was commissioned 1 october 1955, and remained on the active navy roles until her decommissioning in september 1993. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Forrestal cva 59 naval cruise book, class of 1980, page 55 of 394 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. The uss midway cv41 was able to become a museum because it was first used for prop driven planes. Less than 30 months later, the first of the postwar carriers was launched. Thank you for looking the photos show the actual item being sold. On november 1995, nimitz was assigned to cruise through the. Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 198990 did you serve aboard uss forrestal cv 59.
Eisenhower, carl vinson, theodore roosevelt, abraham lincoln, george washington, john c. You will probably recognise the tugs as being from either tamiya or dragon. Most sailors consider the cruise book one of their most valued treasures. Mediterranean cruise book 1988 mediterranean cruise book 198990. During the fourth deployment in 1981, uss nimitz, along with uss forrestal, took. Commissioning ceremonies were october 1, 1955, at the norfolk naval shipyard on the same day. It is usually under the boxing of forrestal or saratoga. Wracked by eight highorder explosions of thinshelled korean warvintage bombs and a number of smaller weapons explosions, the worlds first supercarrier was mere minutes away from the. The flammable jet fuel spilled across the flight deck, ignited, and triggered a chainreaction of explosions that killed 4 sailors and injured 161 at the time, forrestal was engaged in. The video is of very poor quality because all i had available to. Detailing was carried out using gmms supercarrier fret and weapons from skywaves modern ship equipment set.
Sectreasurer uss forrestal cvacvavt59 association, the nations first supercarrier first. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. All results related to aircraft carrier forrestalclass 1. Uss forrestal cv59 evolution 1981 malignant mesothelioma. This cruise book documents her second tour of duty in the mediterranean, from 2 september 1958 to 12 march 1959, where forrestal again combined a program of training, patrol, and participation in major exercises with. What is the real story on the fireexplosion on the uss. Attack aircraft carrier randolph cva15 relieved forrestal at the british. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss nimitz page. Unlike the successor nimitz class, forrestal and her class were conventionally powered. My westpac cruise recollections israeli sixday war breaks out and uss forrestal departs for the western pacific. Find people you served with from mardet uss forrestal cva 59.
Check out our uss forrestal cv 59 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Feb 02, 2017 i shot this video aboard the uss forrestal, june 1987 during my 2weeks active duty in the u. Navy photograph taken as uss forrestal cv59 was passing through the suez canal, august 6, 1988. The uss nimitz is the largest war ship in the world. The deadly fire on the uss forrestal and the heroes who fought it by gregory a. You would be purchasing the uss forrestal cva 59 cruise book during this time period.
Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 198990. Uss forrestal departs norfolks pier 12 on june 6, 1967, for her first combat deployment off the coast of north vietnam. An olympic airways namc ys11 airliner crashed after. Uss forrestal cv 59 later cva59, then avt59, was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james forrestal. The model is based on the uss forrestal, a supercarrier in service in the atlantic from 1951 to 1993. The current boxing would represent something from the 80s or 90s. Commissioned in 1955, she was the united states first completed supercarrier, and was the lead ship of her class. Uss forrestal cv 59, formerly avt59 and cva59, was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james forrestal. Navy photo from the uss forrestal 1957 cruise book. Commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 59, the forrestal was. Forrestal cva59 crewmen are assisted by those from rupertus dd851 in. Forrestal took part in operation last chance in the mediterranean.
Select a link home news guestbook photos history about contact store. Marine corps mardet uss forrestal cva59 usmc veteran locator. View the the uss forrestal cvacvavt59 photo slideshow gallery. C m m e n c e a t u r n o v e r w i t h uss forrestal, i n c l u d i n g. Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1988 vf11.
The other carriers of her class were uss saratoga, uss ranger and. Maiden cruise book 1957 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. Commissioned in 1955, she was the first completed supercarrier, and was the lead ship of her class. The keel for this great ship was laid on 14 july 1952, and in less than 30 months later uss forrestal was launched. Reclassified as a multipurpose aircraft carrier cv59, 30 june 1975. I remember captain beling coming on the 1mc mentioning the outbreak of war in the middle east.
Persons born in the 1960s and later do not know about the cold war. A fantastic look into naval aviation navair aboard a carrier in the med towards the end of the vietnam war. On 29 july 1967, uss forrestal cvacv59 suffered a catastrophic fire during flight. 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. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. This dvd contains the actual, uncut 8mm footage that was filmed by a crewman during the 197273 med cruise. 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.
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. Jul 19, 2015 uss forrestal cv59 1988 med io norlant cruise book. After her initial shakedown, she was took her first of many voyages to the mediterranean in january of 1957. Here you can download the uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1988 as a high resolution. Forrestal operated with the british, french and italians in. On 6 august 1988, uss forrestal cv59 made her way through a rather oilseamed. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss forrestal page. Asbestos was widely used in the ship building industry from the 1930s until asbestos use was discontinued in the early 1970s. Forrestal cva 59 naval cruise book, class of 1988, page. Abraham lincoln cvn72 1988 90, 1991, 1993, 199495, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 200203, 200405, 2006, 2008, 201011, 201112.
After being built in newport news, virginia, the new ship was formally commissioned in october 1955. After the completion of the seoul olympics, uss nimitz was. This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard uss forrestal. The aurora forrestal kit is 1600 and considered one of the worst kits of the class. Uss forrestal cv59 1989 1990 mediterranean cruise book deployment cruisebook. 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. Forrestal cva59 was laid down on 14 june 1952 at newport news shipbuilding and dry dock company at newport news, virginia.
Forrestal deployed to the mediterranean and the north. A supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james forrestal. Asbestos use was particularly high during the buildup of the united states navy during world war. In 1952 uss forrestal would be the largest vessel ever constructed.
Uss forrestal cv59 19791980 mediterranean cruise book ebay. On 29 july 1967, uss forrestal cvacv59 suffered a catastrophic fire during flight operations while on yankee station off the coast of vietnam. Mediterranean cruise 19641965 uss forrestal cruise book on. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. After her initial shakedown, she was took her first of many voyages to the mediterranean in. Decals were starfighters forrestal ship set and the crew figures are eduard. Marine corps mardet uss forrestal cva59 usmc veteran. Uss forrestal cva59 mediterranean cruise book 19721973 in collectibles, militaria, vietnam 196175.