Check out our uss forrestal cv 59 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. After being built in newport news, virginia, the new ship was formally commissioned in october 1955. At the time of the accident uss forrestal was operating about 49 miles off st. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss forrestal page. Quotes signify a member of the michigan chapter served onboard that cruise.
F4j phantom ii of vf74 approaches uss forrestal cva. Forrestal cva 59 naval cruise book, class of 1973, page 20 of 368 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. Her guest list during this cruise was headed by united states secretary of.
Ship name hull number year of cruise or publication aaaron ward dm34 1945 abbot dd629 1958, 1960 abraham lincoln cvn72 1993 acadia ad42 1985, 1991 adair apa91 1946 adirondack agc15 1952 admiral w. Full text of uss forrestal mediterranean cruise 1974, march. At 2200 on april 8, just minutes after the carrier had finished a. Ntc san diego 1973238 anchor ntc san diego 1973248 anchor ntc san diego 1974 093 anchor. She entered service in 1959, with much of her early years spent in the mediterranean fleet. Stroh in c ommand for the next several months saratoga conducted various engineering flight steering structural and. Uss forrestal cva59 1974 mediterranean cruise book ebay.
The book is in very good condition both inside and out. Navy photo from the uss forrestal 1957 cruise book. Mediterranean cruise 19641965 uss forrestal cruise book. 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 cva59 19651966 mediterranean cruise book. Usn us navy ship aircraft carrier med cruise book 1961. Very unique, never before seen footage this was forrestal s last cruise as a cva. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. We trained in san diego, then went to bremerton, wa for more training and shakedown cruise in 1964.
F4j phantom ii of vf74 approaches uss forrestal cva59 in. The first of the supercarriers, uss forrestal cva 59 was launched december 11, 1954, by newport news shipbuilding and drydock co. Disasters and phenomena main tragedy of uss memphis sinking of uss. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Ntc san diego 1973238 anchor ntc san diego 1973248 anchor ntc san diego 1974093 anchor.
January 19, 1966 the fiske started an around the world cruise. Uss forrestal cva59 med deployment cruise book year log 195859 navy. Ships log, uss forrestal, marchseptember, 1974 addeddate 20120724 17. A memorial service for the dead was held on board on jan. Uss america cva66 mediterranean deployment cruise book year log 1974 navy. On the 25th of january, she transited the panama canal and moored at the u.
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Uss forrestal cv59 med deployment cruise book year log 198990 navy. She was the fourth and final member of the forrestal class of conventionally powered supercarriers. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 1974. Uss forrestal mediterranean cruise 1974, marchseptember by forrestal ship. Navy cruise book for sale military collectibles for sale. Mediterranean cruise 19641965 uss forrestal cruise book on. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Commissioned in 1955, she was the united states first completed supercarrier, and was the lead ship of her class. Mediterranean cruise book 1971 mediterranean cruise book 197273 mediterranean cruise book 1974 mediterranean.
Saratoga was one of two aircraft carriers to challenge libya in 1986. Roosevelt in midatlantic waters while en route to the mediterranean. Uss forrestal cva59 1970 1971 mediterranean cruise book. Great deals from u s naval history store in ebay stores. Forrestal, widow of the first secretary of defense, christened her uss forrestal. Full text of uss forrestal mediterranean cruise 1974. Each digital book is the same price regardless of its size or rarity. Forrestal, widow of secretary of defense forrestal. Uss forrestal cva 59 med cruise book 1970 1971 cvw17 u. Uss forrestal cv59 former crew members, brownsville, texas. This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified shipping options. He served in washington in the office of naval intelligence october 1941january 1942 and under commandant, sixth naval. John fitzgerald kennedy, the 35th president of the united states, was born on 29 may 1917 in brookline, mass. Uss forrestal cvacvavt59 association first in defense.
Uss independence cva 62 1966 med cruise book cd rare vietnam 1961. Less than 30 months later, the first of the postwar carriers was launched. Forrestal cva 59 for sale military collectibles for sale. Contact the seller opens in a new window or tab and request a shipping method to your location. Capps ap121 1946 agerholm dd826 1963, 1966, 1969 ainsworth de1090 1974 ainsworth ff1090 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990. April 4, 1978 uss forrestal departed homeport for the mediterranean deployment. This is a group page for all crew members that served aboard the 1st supercarrier. Uss forrestal cva59 1974 mediterranean cruise book deployment log cruisebook. Click the f14 tomcat sitting on the uss forrestal banner for an.
They returned to beaufort in april 1966 and continued to fly the f8d until february 1968, when they transitioned to the f4j phantom ii. 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. Forrestal passed through the strait of gibraltar and arrived for duty in the mediterranean, putting into rota. Since the 1967 fire forrestal has operated in the u.
Forrestal served for nearly four decades in the atlantic, mediterranean, and. Uss forrestal cv59 was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james. If you have anything to add, please send to the webmaster. Uss forrestal cva59 med deployment cruise book year log 195960 three bookset.
In june 1974, forrestal sent a contingent of 34 sailors and two officers to. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1975 did you serve aboard uss forrestal cv 59. 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. Uss forrestal cv59 former crew members home facebook. He served in washington in the office of naval intelligence october 1941january 1942 and under commandant, sixth naval district, charleston, s. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. After her initial shakedown, she was took her first of many voyages to the mediterranean in january of 1957.
Uss enterprise cvn65 world deployment cruise book year log 198990 navy. Very unique, never before seen footage this was forrestals last cruise as a. Uss forrestal cv 59 later cva59, then avt59, was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james forrestal. The squadron joined cvw8 in august of 1965 aboard the uss forrestal cva59 for a med cruise. Uss forrestal cva 59 195859 uss franklin cv nara wwii uss franklin cv wwii. This dvd contains the actual, uncut 8mm footage that was filmed by a crewman during the 1974 med cruise. After a repair period, forrestal deployed for her 17th mediterranean cruise on 8 june 1982, and operated in the eastern mediterranean in support of the lebanon contingency force of 800 u.
The ship accomplished her final acceptance trials in virginian waters. The carrier entered the yard for repairs which included replacing her original propeller shafts. Forrestal, cv59, 1978, 197980, 1981, 1982, 198385, 1986, 1988, 198990, 1991. The early 1990s saw the ship actively engaged in operation desert storm with over 10,000 active missions. Cruise book and document reproduction naval historical. Uss forrestal mediterranean cruise 1974, marchseptember.
View the uss forrestal association membership application pdf form online. Underway from home port, newport, rhode island on the 19th of january. Johnson in command the forrestal represented more than one step in the evolutionary. You would be purchasing the uss forrestal cva 59 cruise book during this time period. 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. The fifth uss independence cv cva62 was an aircraft carrier of the united states navy. Alamo, lsd33, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1986. A fantastic look into naval aviation navair aboard a carrier in the med towards the end of the vietnam war. Commissioning ceremonies were october 1, 1955, at the norfolk naval shipyard on the same day. Her eleventh cruise to the mediterranean began on eleven march 1974 and ended in september of the same year. Uss forrestal cva59 med deployment cruise book year log 195960 three book set. This information taken from the uss fiske cruise book. Transited west coast, great time in acapulco, panama canal to homeport in norfolk.
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