USS Independence (CV-62)
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The fifth USS Independence was an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. She was the fourth and final member of the Forrestal class of conventionally powered supercarriers. She entered service in
USS Independence in 1971
Independence under construction at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1955
Independence fitting out at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in June 1958; Enterprise (CV-6) is opposite awaiting disposal
Independence on her initial shakedown in 1959
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 Independence (CV-62)
…Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The drydock portion of the overhaul was interrupted when Independence had to leave drydock early to make way for the fire-damaged Forrestal on 19 September 1967. On 30 April 1968, Independence steamed to the Mediterranean Sea for a nine-month deployment. She returned to Pier 12 NOB Norfolk…
USS Forrestal on 31 May 1962
Forrestal undergoing sea trials, 29 September 1955.
Forrestal in 1955, shortly after commissioning.
Forrestal in the Mediterranean, 1957 during her first deployment to the Sixth Fleet.