USS Forrestal

1954 Forrestal-class aircraft carrier. 
CV-59

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Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, Newport News Shipbuilding, supercarrier, United States, United States Navy, 

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Forrestal-class aircraft carrier – Newport News Shipbuilding – supercarrier – 

1967-07-29T00:00:00Z

conflagration 1967

1952-07-14T00:00:00Z

keel laying 1952

1955-10-01T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning 1955

1993-09-11T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning 1993

1954-12-11T00:00:00Z

ship launching 1954

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330-CFD-DN-SC-89-02509 (22583737563)

330-CFD-DN-SC-89-02574 (24270666112)

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350 ton crane at Philadelphia NS with AVT-59 1995

An injured member of the USS Forrestal's crew is carried to a waiting helicopter for evacuation in the aftermath of the carrier's catastrophic 1967 fire

CVA 59 Forrestal [19-NN-CVA 59 Forrestal-145614]

Crew members aboard USS Forrestal spray water through a large hole in the carrier's flight deck while attempting to control fires belowdecks

Lockheed KC-130F Hercules aboard USS Forrestal (CVA-59) on 30 October 1963 (higher res)

RA-5C Vigilante of RVAH-6 flies over USS Forrestal (CVA-59) in 1974

Sailors aboard USS Forrestal direct a hose through a hole in the carrier's flight deck onto a fire below

USS Forrestal (CVA-59) USS Nitro (AE-23) USS Altair (AKS-32) underway in 1965

USS Forrestal (CVA-59) and HMS Ark Royal (R09) underway in the Mediterranean Sea c1973

USS Forrestal (CVA-59) at Norfolk c1955

USS Forrestal (CVA-59) at sea in 1957 (709972)

USS Forrestal (CVA-59) underway at sea in 1957

USS Forrestal (CVA-59) under construction c1954

USS Forrestal (CV-59) aerial starboard quarter

USS Forrestal (CV-59) underway at sea in 1987 (NH 97657-KN)

USS Forrestal (left) and USS Saratoga (right) berthed at the Naval Station, Newport RI

USS Neosho (AO-143) refuels USS Forrestal (CVA-59) c1972

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
incident	1967	conflagration			Wikidata
incident	1952	keel laying			Wikidata
incident	1955	ship commissioning			Wikidata
incident	1993	ship decommissioning			Wikidata
incident	1954	ship launching			Wikidata
image		330-CFD-DN-SC-89-02509 (22583737563)			Wikimedia
image		330-CFD-DN-SC-89-02574 (24270666112)			Wikimedia
image		330-CFD-DN-SC-89-02576 (22842905389)			Wikimedia
image		330-CFD-DN-SC-93-03439 (24378869535)			Wikimedia
image		350 ton crane at Philadelphia NS with AVT-59 1995			Wikimedia
image		An injured member of the USS Forrestal's crew is carried to a waiting helicopter for evacuation in the aftermath of the carrier's catastrophic 1967 fire			Wikimedia
image		CVA 59 Forrestal [19-NN-CVA 59 Forrestal-145614]			Wikimedia
image		Crew members aboard USS Forrestal spray water through a large hole in the carrier's flight deck while attempting to control fires belowdecks			Wikimedia
image		Lockheed KC-130F Hercules aboard USS Forrestal (CVA-59) on 30 October 1963 (higher res)			Wikimedia
image		RA-5C Vigilante of RVAH-6 flies over USS Forrestal (CVA-59) in 1974			Wikimedia
image		Sailors aboard USS Forrestal direct a hose through a hole in the carrier's flight deck onto a fire below			Wikimedia
image		USS Forrestal (CVA-59) USS Nitro (AE-23) USS Altair (AKS-32) underway in 1965			Wikimedia
image		USS Forrestal (CVA-59) and HMS Ark Royal (R09) underway in the Mediterranean Sea c1973			Wikimedia
image		USS Forrestal (CVA-59) at Norfolk c1955			Wikimedia
image		USS Forrestal (CVA-59) at sea in 1957 (709972)			Wikimedia
image		USS Forrestal (CVA-59) underway at sea in 1957			Wikimedia
image		USS Forrestal (CVA-59) under construction c1954			Wikimedia
image		USS Forrestal (CV-59) aerial starboard quarter			Wikimedia
image		USS Forrestal (CV-59) underway at sea in 1987 (NH 97657-KN)			Wikimedia
image		USS Forrestal (left) and USS Saratoga (right) berthed at the Naval Station, Newport RI			Wikimedia
image		USS Neosho (AO-143) refuels USS Forrestal (CVA-59) c1972			Wikimedia

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