This dvd contains the actual, uncut 8mm footage that was filmed by a crewman during the 1972 73 med cruise. Here you can download the uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 196970 as a high resolution. Uss forrestal departs norfolks pier 12 on june 6, 1967, for her first combat deployment off the coast of north vietnam. The deadly fire on the uss forrestal i cannot recommend this book enough. 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. Forrestal, widow of the first secretary of defense, christened her uss forrestal. The uss forrestal cva59 fire and munition explosions the.
The uss forrestal had been on duty at yankee station launching strikes against north vietnam for 4 days. Book in very good condition, light edge wear, corner bumps, small blemish near top spine, some stray marks on back cover. Sailors to the end tells the dramatic and until now forgotten story of the 1967 fire on board the uss forrestal during its time at yankee station off the coast of. The modern biographical files are located in the navy department librarys rare book. Dodge city, kansas usa sunday, january 21, 2001 at 5. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Forrestal sailed from the yard on the 23rd and returned to norfolk. 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 keel for this great ship was laid on 14 july 1952, and in less than 30 months later uss forrestal was launched. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss forrestal page. This time it was on the flight deck of the uss forrestal cva59. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Uss forrestal cva59 debris and damage caused by the fire and munition explosions.
Navys first carrier of entirely postworld war ii design, she was conceived as an operational platform for large, highperformance aircraft. Uss forrestal cv59 evolution 1981 malignant mesothelioma. Despite the heroic efforts of the crew, men lost their lives. Welcome to the uss forrestal cv59 guestbook forum navy.
Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. See more ideas about mens tops, navy day and tin can sailors. The following uss forrestal cruise books can be found on line at. The twoway the vessel is famous for a 1967 incident in the gulf of tonkin during the vietnam war. I remember captain beling coming on the 1mc mentioning the outbreak of war in the middle east. It is usually under the boxing of forrestal or saratoga. The forrestal is anchored in newport, rhode island. Us navy cruise book uss forrestal cva 59 med cruise 1975 us navy. Unlike the successor nimitzclass, the forrestal and her class were conventionally powered. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. 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. Here you can download the uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 197273 as a high resolution. The world depends on todays mariners just as they do military sailors.
Unfollow uss forrestal cruise book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Were sorry this historic facts article is restricted to ussforrestal. Rare unit historycruise book, uss forrestl cva59 mediterranean cruise 19701971, hardcover, 359pages, ports of call, departments, divisions, usmc, cvw17, etc. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 1972 73 did you serve aboard uss forrestal cv 59. Alamo lsd33 1961, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 197576, 1977, 1980, 1986. Red ripper, ships patch and vf11 camo patch if i had to explain these, you wouldnt understand. I was an ao3 in vf74 working on the flightdeck of the forrestal when we had our fire 72967. The next year forrestal joined an investment banking house, william a. 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 current boxing would represent something from the 80s or 90s.
Most sailors consider the cruise book one of their most valued treasures you would be purchasing an exact copy of. Uss forrestal cva59 fire on the flight deck on 29 july 1967. 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. After her initial shakedown, she was took her first of many voyages to the mediterranean in. Uss forrestal cv59 later cva59, then avt59, was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james forrestal. Made her first cruise with forrestal to north atlantic and then first med cruise. This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard uss forrestal. At the current time, spring of 2005, the uss forrestal museum is actively. Go back to main historic uss forrestal historic facts section. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. World war i interrupted his career in finance, however, and he enlisted in the u. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 1972 1973. Asbestos was widely used in the ship building industry from the 1930s until asbestos use was discontinued in the early 1970s.
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. The city of baltimore has won the competition to display the uss forrestal. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. I have a copy of the pacific 1972 cruise book, and a long, official. Book in very good condition, light edge wear, corner bumps, small blemish near top spine, some. The uss midway cv41 was able to become a museum because it was first used for prop driven planes.
Mediterranean cruise 19641965 uss forrestal cruise book. United states pacific fleet organization, 1 may 1945. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 196970. Her guest list during this cruise was headed by united states secretary of defense n. Check out our uss forrestal cv 59 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Sectreasurer uss forrestal cvacvavt59 association, the nations first supercarrier first. Asbestos use was particularly high during the buildup of the united states navy during world war. Commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 59, the forrestal was redesignated. Airtex engine water pump for 1967 1972 chevrolet k10 suburban 5. 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. The draft enticed men, of all races, to get into the navy as a way to dodge heavy combat. Forrestal cva 59 naval cruise book, class of 1967, page 156 of 368 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. But by the middle of 1968, forrestal was making her eighth mediterranean voyage. Marine corps mardet uss forrestal cva59 usmc veteran.
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Less than 30 months later, the first of the postwar carriers was launched. This resulted in stiff competition, allowing navy recruiters to be. The ship completed refresher training in cuban waters. After being built in newport news, virginia, the new ship was formally commissioned in october 1955. The other carriers of her class were uss saratoga, uss ranger and uss independence. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 1974. The ship accomplished her final acceptance trials in virginian waters. Airtex engine water pump for 19671972 chevrolet k10 suburban 5. Forrestals command history report noted that completing this work. Commissioning ceremonies were october 1, 1955, at the norfolk naval shipyard on the same day. See more ideas about navy ships, aircraft carrier and navy. Navy emporiumplease view our commemorative uss forrestal cv59 products in our ships store.
Rare unit history cruise book, uss forrestl cva59 mediterranean cruise 19701971, hardcover, 359pages, ports of call, departments, divisions, usmc, cvw17, etc. 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 book uss forrestal cva 59 med cruise 1975. Five thousand of my shipmates and i had been qualified to be num. Its a gripping and disturbing account of the 1967 accident that took the lives of 4 men and seriously injured greater than a hundred more. The aurora forrestal kit is 1600 and considered one of the worst kits of the class. Feb 02, 2017 i shot this video aboard the uss forrestal, june 1987 during my 2weeks active duty in the u. 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. Guestbook archive uss saratoga museum foundation, inc.
A fantastic look into naval aviation navair aboard a carrier in the med towards the end of the vietnam war. Uss forrestal cva59 mediterranean cruise book 1972 1973 in collectibles, militaria, vietnam 196175 popscreen video search, bookmarking and discovery engine item discovered at. The uss kitty hawk riot was a racial conflict between white and black sailors aboard the united states navy aircraft carrier kitty hawk on the night of october 12, 1972. Asbestos was a primary building component of every ship. Mediterranean cruise 19641965 uss forrestal cruise book on. In 1952 uss forrestal would be the largest vessel ever constructed. Forrestal had truly served her purpose as first in defense. Dec 18, 2011 uss forrestals nickname would be first in defense. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Asbestos use was particularly high during the buildup of the united states navy during world war ii. 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.
Kiland, commandant of the fifth naval district, and w. 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 cva59 mediterranean cruise book 19721973 in collectibles, militaria, vietnam 196175 popscreen video search, bookmarking and discovery engine item discovered at. The super carrier uss forrestal departed norfolk, virginia in june 1967, with a crew of 552 officers and 4,988 enlisted men. The carrier entered the yard for repairs which included replacing her original propeller shafts. Uss forrestal was the defending carrier in an amphibious force landing exercise on vieques island, during the. The uss forrestal cv59 was built during the cold war with 3 sister ships, uss saratoga cv60, uss ranger cv61 and uss independence cv62. In june 1967, she went to the pacific to aid with the vietnam war effort. This dvd contains the actual, uncut 8mm footage that was filmed by a crewman during the 197273 med cruise. You would be purchasing the uss forrestal cva 59 cruise book during this time period. The carrier reached the ammunition anchorage to load a full complement of ammunition for the first time since her repairs. 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. Most sailors consider the cruise book one of their most valued treasures.
Some of my buddies were rod elfring whose nice dodge coronet superbee. I shot this video aboard the uss forrestal, june 1987 during my 2weeks active duty in the u. On the 29th, they were just getting ready to launch the second strike wave of the day when a zuni missile accidentally launched from an f4 and struck a fully fueled and armed a4 skyhawk. Uss forrestal cv 59, formerly avt59 and cva59, was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james forrestal. Uss forrestal cv59 was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james.
Uss forrestal cva59 there are 6 links on this page it has been the words and photos taken by capt. She is retired, and has been set aside by the us navy to be used as a museum. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Apollo book cruise 1972 recovery uss ticonderoga cv14 16 uss ticonderoga cv14. Uss iowa bb61 19511952 korean war cruise book uss iowa. Dwaine whitney of the tow vessel lauren foss that made this report so great.
Uss kearsarge cva33, cvg11, 19541955 far eastern navy cruise book. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 197273. I am a plankowner and was really disappointed in the navy. Here you can download the uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 1974 as a high resolution. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. On 29 july 1967, only eight months after the oriskany fire, there was another aircraft carrier fire. The uss forrestal aircraft carrier museum is not yet a reality. Commissioned in 1955, she was the first completed supercarrier, and was the lead ship of her class. Profusely illustrated with many photographs of the ship, officers and crew members.
The uss forrestal cva59 fire and munition explosions. Forrestal anchored out at ns guantanamo bay 1718 february. Unlike the successor nimitz class, forrestal and her class were conventionally powered. Marine corps mardet uss forrestal cva59 usmc veteran locator. Tagged 3157 led drl dodge army acu grenade pouch black spiked combat boots civil war bond army air corps wings award.
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