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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. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. On august, 2008, lockheed martin acquired the government business unit of. Mediterranean cruise 19641965 uss forrestal cruise book on. The catastrophic fire on board uss forrestal cva59. Hackworth received 78 combat awards including a distinguished service. The navy does not stock or sell copies of ships cruise books. Fact checker mccain fudges his navy record washington post. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. Uss forrestal cv59 mediterranean deployment cruise book year log 1978.

Uss forrestal cva59 vietnam deployment cruise book year log 1967 fire navy. Uss constellation cv64 westpac cruise book year log 1978 79 navy. A former crew member of the mighty o has made the entire collection of cruise books from the uss oriskany available in digital format. 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.

Check out our uss forrestal cv 59 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Vf103 was reequipped with the f8u2 f8c after 1962 and reassigned to cvg8. Uss forrestal cv59 former crew members, brownsville, texas. Ajax ar6 1973, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1985 alabama bb60 194244. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 196869 did you serve aboard uss forrestal cv 59. When we were enroute to vietnam aboard uss forrestal cva59 in 1967 we made. A memorial service for the dead was held on board on jan. Uss forrestal cv 59 later cva59, then avt59, was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james forrestal. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Uss forrestal, named for secretary of the navy james forrestal, was the first ship of the new 56,000ton. Uss saratoga cv 60 mediterranean cruise book 197879.

Uss forrestal and vf103 were deployed to the mediterranean sea during the 1958 lebanon crisis but the crisis had abated before the carrier reached its station. Unlike the successor nimitz class, forrestal and her class were conventionally powered. Like school yearbooks, they are usually paid for by. From 4 to 19 september 1978, forrestal participated in. 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. We specialize in us navy cruise books, us marine corps cruise books, air force books, and books on us military history. I had a cruise book from that period, however, lost it during a move. Navys first carrier of entirely postworld war ii design, she was conceived as an operational platform for large, highperformance aircraft. This is a group page for all crew members that served aboard the 1st supercarrier. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. U s navy cruise book uss forrestal cva59 mediterranean cruise 1958 59 1st ed.

Rfa olna a123 refueling uss forrestal cv59 and destroyer. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Each digital book is the same price regardless of its size or rarity. 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. Cruise book and document reproduction naval historical. Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1978.

I think it was on my first cruise when there was a tail hook failure in one of the. Uss saratoga cv 60 mediterranean cruise book 1978 79. Vintage deck jacket military navy with patches mens jacket 1970s. Uss saratoga cvcvacvb60, was the second of four forrestal class supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1950s. Cv59 1988 mediterranean cruise book deployment log crui. 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. This unit page was set up to help keep memories alive and to help shipmates keep in contact with each other. Tragedy struck forrestal on the evening of 15 january 1978 as an a7 corsair ii from va81. Young was a squadron member during this cruise 1960s. This is the front 0004860altus navy ra5c vigilante book hspace10. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely accessible us navy cruise books 1708 cruise books and 27 decommissioning programs available us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Less than 30 months later, the first of the postwar carriers was launched. Ganassi racing, daytona test 2016 revell 05156 uss forrestal cva59. Rare vintage navy military 1978 uss forrestal cv59 deployment hardcover.

Cruise books, usually similar in general content and format to high school or college yearbooks, are not official publications. A regular deployment followed between september 1958 and march 1959. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Sometimes those consequences are horrible and totally unnecessary. From the same book, faith of my fathers, mccain acknowledged that his sensors. Each cruise book cd will automatically start when inserted in your computers cd drive. Navy ship, and the second aircraft carrier, to be named for the battles of saratoga in the american revolutionary war commissioned in 1956, she spent most of her career in the mediterranean, but also participated during the vietnam war. Thirty years ago today april 10, 1990 as uss forrestal cv59 was steaming independently in the atlantic ocean en route from rota, spain to naval station, maypor. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 196869. Navy photo 1 from the uss forrestal cv59 1978 cruise book. Lockheed martin provided nasa with measurements in us customary force units. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection.

Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss forrestal page. Uss forrestal cv59 former crew members photos facebook. After her initial shakedown, she was took her first of many voyages to the mediterranean in january of 1957. Unfollow uss forrestal cruise book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Uss forrestal cv59 was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james. Revell 17226 1978 gmc revell 14446 1985 oldsmobile 442fe3x. Uss forrestal 1978 uss forrestal cv59, 1978 mediterranean deployment, 4 april 26 october with cvw17, ctf60, cdg12, ccg6 embarked. On 29 july 1967, uss forrestal cvacv59 suffered a catastrophic fire during flight operations while on yankee station off the coast of vietnam. Uss forrestal cva 59 1958 1959 cruise book cd great naval images llc on. Uss forrestal cva59 cruise book 1974 mediterranean sea deployment. At the time of the accident uss forrestal was operating about 49 miles off st. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51617 reads ship name hull number year of cruise or publication aaaron ward dm34 1945 abbot dd629 1958, 1960. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 196970.

Revell 14445 1968 chevy shevelle ss 396 revell 17457 1969 camaro. Her guest list during this cruise was headed by united states secretary of defense n. Forrestal, widow of the first secretary of defense, christened her uss forrestal. April 4, 1978 uss forrestal departed homeport for the mediterranean deployment. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss saratoga page. Mediterranean cruise 19641965 uss forrestal cruise book.

Comservron two wo encls december 5, 1979 january the uss detroi t aoe4 began the new year in norfolk, virginia. Commissioned in 1955, she was the united states first completed supercarrier, and was the lead ship of her class. At 2200 on april 8, just minutes after the carrier had finished a. They are compiled by the officers and men of a ship, unit, or station for private distribution and customarily published by a local job printing firm. Sailors to the end tells how resultsdriven decisions often lead to unexpected consequences. After being built in newport news, virginia, the new ship was formally commissioned in october 1955. This cruise was cut short by a devastating fire on 29 july of that year. Check out our uss saratoga cv 60 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Great deals from u s naval history store in ebay stores.