Navy photo 1 from the uss forrestal cv59 1986 cruise book available at. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. A tiger cruise is the chance for family and friends to see up close what the us navy does on a day for day basis. Uss forrestal mediterranean cruise 1974, marchseptember by forrestal ship. Uss forrestal cva59 mediterranean cruise book 19721973 in collectibles, militaria, vietnam 196175 popscreen video search, bookmarking and discovery engine item discovered at.
Tiger cruise aboard the uss forrestal cv59 may 1989. His father served as secretary of the navy before becoming the first secretary of defense in 1947. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Investigating john mccains tragedy at sea truthdig. There were several mutinies and conflicts between the. Original vintage united state navy cruise book for the aircraft carrier, uss forrestal cv59. Thank you for looking the photos show the actual item being sold. Unlike the successor nimitz class, forrestal and her class were conventionally powered. The super carrier uss forrestal departed norfolk, virginia in june 1967, with a crew of 552 officers and 4,988 enlisted men. 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. During this cruise, forrestal aircraft frequently operated in the international airspace of the tripoli flight region, the international air traffic control sector of libya. She would displace 60,000 tons, be 1,039 feet long, and have a flight deck width of 252 feet.
You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Find people you served with from mardet uss forrestal cva 59. Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1986 flight. 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. Most sailors consider the cruise book one of their most valued treasures you would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss forrestal cva 59 cruise book during this time period.
The video is of very poor quality because all i had available to. Uss enterprise cvn65 1986 world cruise 25th anniversary cruise book. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Jul 19, 2015 uss forrestal cv59 1989 1990 med cruise book.
Uss forrestal cva59 19651966 mediterranean cruise book. Unfollow uss forrestal cruise book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Uss forrestal, named for secretary of the navy james forrestal, was the first ship of the new 56,000ton aircraft carriers. Uss forrestal cv59 later cva59, then avt59, was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james forrestal.
Forrestal cva59 1961 european deployment with the sixth fleet. General characteristics crew list memorabilia cruise books notes of interest cos of uss forrestal about the ships name patch gallery about the kc landings and takeoffs aboard the forrestal accidents aboard uss forrestal history deployments of uss forrestal model gallery image gallery to end of page. The 1986 mediterranean cruise book of uss forrestal cv59. James vincent forrestal february 15, 1892 may 22, 1949 was the last cabinetlevel united states secretary of the navy and the first united states secretary of defense he came from a very strict middle class irish catholic family. Sectreasurer uss forrestal cvacvavt59 association, the nations first supercarrier first. Mediterranean deployment june 2, 1986 november 10, 1986. Coronado agf 11 naval cruise book, class of 1986, page 7 of 128 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. The exuss forrestal, the first of the navys supercarriers, is to be recycled through a contract awarded oct. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. In our case, guests will observe at sea operations during the transit from nyc to.
Asbestos use was particularly high during the buildup of the united states navy during world war. Sometimes those consequences are horrible and totally unnecessary. Published by officers and crew as a permanent record during her deployment 1986. In 1952 uss forrestal would be the largest vessel ever constructed. Aircraft carrier models, books, videos, dvds, pictures and veterans page, uss forrestal cv59 vietnam, cv59. Uss enterprise cvn65 world deployment cruise book year log 1986 u s navy. During this cruise, her aircraft frequently operated in the. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. The other carriers of her class were the saratoga cv60, uss ranger and uss independence. Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 198990. The 60,000ton forrestal carriers were built with rectangular extensions to the after part of the flight deck. 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. I shot this video aboard the uss forrestal, june 1987 during my 2weeks active duty in the u. See more of uss forrestal cv59 former crew members on facebook.
Uss forrestal cv59 was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james. 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 catastrophic fire on board uss forrestal cva59. Forrestal was born in new york city on november 26, 1927 to james forrestal and josephine forrestal. The uss forrestal cv 59, formerly avt59 and cva59, is a supercarrier that was named after former secretary of the navy james forrestal and was the lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers. Uss forrestal cva 59 1958 1959 cruise book cd great naval images llc on. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. One cent is the lowest price the navy could possibly have paid the contractor for the towing and dismantling of the exforrestal. 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 ceremonial, hospitality and public visiting. Less than 30 months later, the first of the postwar carriers was launched.
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. Commissioned in 1955, she was the first completed supercarrier, and was the lead ship of her class. The other carriers of her class were uss saratoga, uss ranger and uss independence. Forrestal also participated in operation sea wind, a joint u. Marine corps mardet uss forrestal cva59 usmc veteran. In 1946 michael forrestal graduated from phillips exeter academy. Uss forrestal cv59 1989 1990 med cruise book med cruises. Mediterranean cruise 19641965 uss forrestal cruise book on. Mediterranean cruise 19641965 uss forrestal cruise book. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1986. Their first vietnam cruise aboard uss forrestal was marked by tragedy on 29 july 1967, when an ordnance explosion on the flight deck caused a massive ensuing fire. The uss forrestal cva59 fire and munition explosions. T are photos throughout, descriptions of the various crew, and more.
Sailors to the end tells how resultsdriven decisions often lead to unexpected consequences. Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1981. Most sailors consider the cruise book one of their most valued treasures you would be purchasing the uss forrestal cva 59 cruise book during this time period. Uss forrestal cv59 cruise book mediterranean cruise 1979 1980 departure day off duty photos with carrier air wing seventeen embarked includes identified division and air wing photos 9 x 12 hardcover in good condition thank you for looking the photos show the actual item being sold. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Coronado agf 11 naval cruise book, class of 1986, page. Uss forrestal mediterranean cruise 1974, marchseptember. Uss forrestal cva59 debris and damage caused by the fire and munition explosions. Her guest list during this cruise was headed by united states secretary of defense n. Asbestos was widely used in the ship building industry from the 1930s until asbestos use was discontinued in the early 1970s.
Forrestal, widow of the first secretary of defense, christened her uss forrestal. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 1972 1973. Uss forrestal cv59 1989 1990 mediterranean cruise book deployment cruisebook. Sailing around the horn of africa, forrestal stopped briefly at leyte pier in the philippines, before sailing on to yankee station in the gulf of tonkin, arriving on july 25. Aircraft carrier models of the uss forrestal, book, dvd videos, movies, documentaries, naval aviation art, and gifts for the uss forrestall cv59. Ships log, uss forrestal, marchseptember, 1974 addeddate 20120724 17. A6e intruder of va176 is launched from uss forrestal cv59. Forrestal departed mayport on 2 june 1986, on her 18th deployment.
Uss forrestal cv59 19791980 mediterranean cruise book. A very large pictorial book about activities and crew member of the ship in 1986. The keel for this great ship was laid on 14 july 1952, and in less than 30 months later uss forrestal was launched. We specialize in us navy cruise books, us marine corps cruise books. Illustrated in fullcolor with photos of the ship and crew memebers. Here you can download the uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1986 as a high resolution. Check out our uss forrestal cv 59 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. The remarkable men on the uss forrestal faced the results of such consequences on july 29, 1967 and the days that followed with incredible bravery and dedication. 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. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. On 29 july 1967, uss forrestal cvacv59 suffered a catastrophic fire during flight operations while on yankee station off the coast of vietnam.