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USS Forrestal
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USS Forrestal was a supercarrier named after the first United States Secretary of Defense James Forrestal. Commissioned in 1955, she was the United States' first completed supercarrier, and was the le
USS Forrestal on 31 May 1962
USS Forrestal on 31 May 1962
Forrestal undergoing sea trials, 29 September 1955.
Forrestal undergoing sea trials, 29 September 1955.
Forrestal in 1955, shortly after commissioning.
Forrestal in 1955, shortly after commissioning.
Forrestal in the Mediterranean, 1957 during her first deployment to the Sixth Fleet.
Forrestal in the Mediterranean, 1957 during her first deployment to the Sixth Fleet.
1967 USS Forrestal fire
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On 29 July 1967, a fire broke out on board the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal, which was engaged in combat in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War. The fire was caused by an inadvertently fired r
USS Forrestal
…informally known in the fleet as the "USS Zippo" and "Forrest Fire" or "Firestal" because of a number of highly publicized fires on board, most notably a 1967 fire in which 134 sailors died and 161 more were injured. Forrestal served for nearly four decades in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific. She was…
The smoke plume from the burning USS Forrestal, the worst US carrier fire since World War II, photographed from USS Oriskany.
The smoke plume from the burning USS Forrestal, the worst US carrier fire since World War II, photographed from USS Oriskany.
A US Navy A-7 Corsair drops a load of Mark 83 bombs in 1970; the relentless bombing campaign had led to the Navy's stocks of Mark 83 bombs dwindling,
A US Navy A-7 Corsair drops a load of Mark 83 bombs in 1970; the relentless bombing campaign had led to the Navy's stocks of Mark 83 bombs dwindling, and had forced on them the use of World War II surplus ordnance, often in poor condition, to maintain the punishing mission rate.
Forrestal rendezvoused with the ammunition ship Diamond Head on 28 July to receive a load of new ordnance, including 16 Korean War-era AN-M65A1 1,000-
Forrestal rendezvoused with the ammunition ship Diamond Head on 28 July to receive a load of new ordnance, including 16 Korean War-era AN-M65A1 1,000-lb bombs.