Sep 11, 1993 · Forrestal (CVA-59) crewmen are assisted by those from Rupertus (DD-851) in fighting the fires raging aboard Forrestal, while a helicopter ferries firefighting supplies to the …

USS Forrestal (CVA-59, later CV-59, and AVT-59) The lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers, USS Forrestal (CVA-59) was commissioned on October 1, 1955, at Newport News, Virginia. As the …

USS Forrestal (CVA-59) was laid down on 14 June 1952 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company at Newport News , Virginia; launched on 11 December 1954; sponsored by …

5 days ago · Named for James Vincent Forrestal, born on 15 February 1892, in Matteawan (now Beacon), New York . His father, an Irish immigrant who arrived in the United States in 1857, …

May 6, 2019 · H-Gram 008, Attachment 6 Samuel J. Cox, Director NHHC July 2017 On 29 July 1967, Forrestal (CVA-59) experienced a severe fire while operating on Yankee Station off …

It was just such a battle that the men of the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59) confronted one tragic day off the coast of North Vietnam. At 1053, 29 July 1967, a Zuni rocket beneath the …

Caption: USS Forrestal (CV-59), 1976. President Gerald R. Ford rings the ceremonial bell aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CV-59) during the international naval review and the nation's …

Crewmen battle flames amid smoke and charred debris on the after flight deck where a violent chain reaction of fires and explosions were set off by an initial blast as attack aircraft were …

Caption: USS Rupertus (DD 851) comes alongside the fiercely burning USS Forrestal (CVA 59) to give assistance on July 29, 1967. (National Archives and Records Administration) A Navy in …

This squadron duty officer log for Attack Squadron (VA) 65 recorded activities of the squadron ashore and afloat, including the day of the fire on board the carrier Forrestal (CVA 59) off the …