Forrestal-class aircraft carrier

The Forrestal-class aircraft carriers were four aircraft carriers designed and built for the United States Navy in the 1950s. The class ship was named for James Forrestal, the first United States Secretary of Defense. It was the first class of supercarriers, combining high tonnage, deck-edge elevators and an angled deck. The first ship was commissioned in 1955, the last decommissioned in 1998. The four ships of the class were scrapped in Brownsville, Texas, between 2014 and 2017.

MainWikipediaGalleryBibliographyTableSearch

1954  Wikimedia, Wikidata
4 produced, 
supercarrier, United States Navy, Brooklyn Navy Yard, United States, 

​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
4 places

Loading map...

• 

  USS Forrestal ⓘ
  1954 Forrestal-class aircraft carrier

• 

  USS Independence ⓘ
  1958 Forrestal-class aircraft carrier

• 

  USS Ranger ⓘ
  1956 Forrestal-class aircraft carrier

• 

  USS Saratoga ⓘ
  1955 Forrestal-class aircraft carrier

Frameless

Ontwerp van een nieuwe klasse vliegdekschip zonder commandotoren, Bestanddeelnr 903-2799

CV-59 study NAN11-52

CV-59 study NAN1-54

On the board of USS Constellation (CVA-64/CV-64)

USS Independence (CV-62) and Curts (FFG-38) underway on 27 August 1994 (6491854)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		USS Forrestal	supercarrier, Forrestal-class aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Independence	Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, supercarrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Ranger	Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, supercarrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Saratoga	Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, supercarrier	Wikidata
commons	image		Ontwerp van een nieuwe klasse vliegdekschip zonder commandotoren, Bestanddeelnr 903-2799		Commons
commons	image		CV-59 study NAN11-52		Commons
commons	image		CV-59 study NAN1-54		Commons
commons	image		On the board of USS Constellation (CVA-64/CV-64)		Commons
commons	image		USS Independence (CV-62) and Curts (FFG-38) underway on 27 August 1994 (6491854)		Commons