Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 1971. Feb 02, 2017 i shot this video aboard the uss forrestal, june 1987 during my 2weeks active duty in the u. Forrestal cva 59 naval cruise book, class of 1980, page 55 of 394 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. She was the lead ship of the forrestal class of which all four carriers have been decommissioned during the 1990 s. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 1974. Forrestal cva 59 for sale military collectibles for sale. She would displace 60,000 tons, be 1,039 feet long, and have a flight deck width of 252 feet. Cruise books capture the most personal memories of a sailors navy career. On 29 july 1967, a fire broke out on board the aircraft carrier uss forrestal after an electrical anomaly caused a zuni rocket on a f4b phantom to fire, striking an external fuel tank of an a4 skyhawk. Us air force stealth bomber b2 whiteman afb missouri patch usaf iraq afg. Alamo lsd33 1961, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 197576, 1977, 1980, 1986.
Click the f14 tomcat sitting on the uss forrestal banner for an animated takeoff simulation. Mediterranean cruise book 195859 mediterranean cruise book 195960 mediterranean cruise book 1961 mediterranean cruise book 196263 mediterranean cruise book 196465 mediterranean cruise book 196566 vietnam cruise book 1967 forrestal fire mediterranean cruise book 196869 mediterranean cruise book 196970 mediterranean cruise book 1971. Navy photo 1 from the uss forrestal cva59 1974 cruise book available at. Uss forrestal cva59 19651966 mediterranean cruise book. Uss forrestal cv59 former crew members home facebook. Each cruise book cd will automatically start when inserted in your computers cd drive.
Forrestal cva59 naval history and heritage command. The multimedia presentation gives a whole new look and feel to these great cruise books. Uss forrestal cv59 was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 196970. Unlike the successor nimitz class, forrestal and her class were conventionally powered. Uss forrestal cva 59 195859 uss franklin cv nara wwii uss franklin cv wwii.
A former crew member of the mighty o has made the entire collection of cruise books from the uss oriskany available in digital format. Uss forrestal cva59 1974 mediterranean cruise book. Us navy 070727n8907d051 the navys farrier fire fighting school learning site ffsls hosts the 40th memorial anniversary of the catastrophe aboard uss forrestal cva 59, held by members of the uss forrestal association. The ships are the aircraft carrier enterprise cvan65, left. After being built in newport news, virginia, the new ship was formally commissioned in october 1955. The book is in very good condition both inside and out. Group hoping to obtain uss john f kennedy looks for. Each digital book is the same price regardless of its size or rarity. The other carriers of her class were uss saratoga, uss ranger and. This dvd contains the actual, uncut 8mm footage that was filmed by a crewman during the 1974 med cruise. They are compiled by the officers and men of a ship, unit, or station for private distribution and customarily published by a local job printing firm.
Task group of nuclearpowered surface ships operating in formation in the mediterranean sea, 18 june 1964. Mediterranean cruise book 196263 mediterranean cruise book 196465 mediterranean cruise book 196566 vietnam cruise book 1967 forrestal fire mediterranean cruise book 196869 mediterranean cruise book 196970 mediterranean cruise book 1971 mediterranean cruise book 1978 mediterranean cruise book 197980 mediterranean cruise book 1981. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 1974 staff. Ship name hull number year of cruise or publication aaaron ward dm34 1945 abbot dd629 1958, 1960 abraham lincoln cvn72 1993 acadia ad42 1985, 1991 adair apa91 1946 adirondack agc15 1952 admiral w. Shipmate, if this is your first visit to the new uss forrestal cvacvavt59 association website please be sure to sign our crew guestbook. Uss forrestal harrisburg tour details sep 22 26 2015 jan 19, 2015 bring the forrestal home jan 23, 20 uss forrestal 1967 reprint cruise books may 02, 2012 poptop mania jan 15, 2012 uss forrestal 2011 reunion sep 20, 2011. Like school yearbooks, they are usually paid for by. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. About the publisher forgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.
Uss forrestal cva 59 ships log march sepember 1974 navy. Mediterranean cruise 19641965 uss forrestal cruise book on. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Forrestal, cv59, 1978, 197980, 1981, 1982, 198385, 1986, 1988, 198990, 1991. On 29 july 1967, uss forrestal cvacv59 suffered a catastrophic fire during flight operations while on yankee station off the coast of vietnam. During this cruise, forrestal aircraft frequently operated in the international. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Marchseptember homeport for many of the ships crew and squad ron personnel, and one more liberty port for the rest. Back to uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 1974 page. Uss forrestal cva59 1970 1971 mediterranean cruise book. Reunion information, photo galleries, former crew contact information, a crew forum and news for the guided missile destroyer uss richard e, byrd ddg23. Uss forrestal, named for secretary of the navy james forrestal, was the first ship of the new 56,000ton aircraft carriers built during the 1950s.
In june 1974, forrestal sent a contingent of 34 sailors and two officers to. Forrestal departs norfolk naval base on her first shake down cruise sailing to guantanamo, bay cuba with air task group 181 aboard for 67 days. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Less than 30 months later, the first of the postwar carriers was launched. Commissioning ceremonies were october 1, 1955, at the norfolk naval shipyard on the same day. U s navy cruise book uss forrestal cva59 mediterranean cruise 1958 59 1st ed. This is a group page for all crew members that served aboard the 1st supercarrier.
If you have anything to add, please send to the webmaster. Ntc san diego 1973238 anchor ntc san diego 1973248 anchor ntc san diego 1974 093 anchor. Uss forrestal mediterranean cruise 1974, marchseptember. Uss forrestal cva59 mediterranean cruise book 196566 10 yr.
In 1952 uss forrestal would be the largest vessel ever constructed. Sixtyfour years ago today january 24, 1956 as uss forrestal got underway from naval operating base, norfolk, virginia for her shakedown cruise. Forrestal operated in the central mediterranean to backup america, which steamed in the eastern mediterranean to be ready to respond to a middle east crisis. Uss forrestal completed the fiveandahalf month deployment with a nighttime arrival at mayport on nov. Alamo, lsd33, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1986. Pictures of friends, port calls and facts about their commands can all be found within the. Very unique, never before seen footage this was forrestal s last cruise as a cva. The group hopes to open the carrier the last nonnuclear carrier to be commissioned by the united states as a museum and educational center on. Full text of uss forrestal mediterranean cruise 1974, march. Here you can download the uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 1974 as a high resolution. Uss america uss bennington uss bon horn richard uss constellation uss coral sea uss enterprise uss forrestal uss franklin d.
This marked the first time that it had operated with seventh fleet since the 1967 vietnam cruise. Shop for uss cv cruise book from u s naval history store. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 1974 vf74. Uss independence cv62 med deployment cruise book year.
Marchseptember classic reprint cva59, uss forrestal on. General characteristics crew list memorabilia cruise books notes of interest cos of uss forrestal about the ships name patch gallery about the kc landings and takeoffs aboard the forrestal accidents aboard uss forrestal history deployments of uss forrestal model gallery image gallery to end of page. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Uss forrestal cv 59 naval ship photo print, usn navy. Uss forrestal cv59 former crew members, brownsville, texas. Quotes signify a member of the michigan chapter served onboard that cruise. F4j phantom ii of vf74 approaches uss forrestal cva59 in. This list of naval training and education yearbooks, also known as cruise books, only includes publications with group photos or photos of individual naval personnel, similar in format to high school or college yearbooks. Her eleventh cruise to the mediterranean began on eleven march 1974 and ended in september of the same year. Find great deals on ebay for uss forrestal cruise book. The keel for this great ship was laid on 14 july 1952, and in less than 30 months later uss forrestal was launched. Carrier deployments for westpac and vietnam 19641975. Disasters and phenomena main tragedy of uss memphis sinking of uss.
Roosevelt uss hancock uss hornet c v 12 uss independence uss intrepid uss kearsarge uss kitty hawk uss midway uss oriskany uss ranger uss saratoga uss shangrila uss ticonderoga uss yorktown c vsio 1 2 34 57 810 11. Cruise books, usually similar in general content and format to high school or college yearbooks, are not official publications. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. If you already have the cruise book usually only one person in the family has it. Uss forrestal cvacvavt59 association first in defense. Uss forrestal cruise book mediterranean 19581959 cva59 cva59 italy spain. This website is operated by two former crew members jason and darrell winchell. Uss forrestal cva59 cruise book 10th anniversary mediterranean cruise 1965 1966 with carrier air group 8 embarked includes unidentified division and air wing photos 9 x 12 hardbound in good condition, with cover wear. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. The year ended with forrestal making advanced preparations for its change of homeport to pensacola, fla.
Uss forrestal cva59 vietnam deployment cruise book year log 1967 fire navy. The navy does not stock or sell copies of ships cruise books. Great deals from u s naval history store on uss cv cruise. Navy photo from the uss forrestal 1957 cruise book. The video is of very poor quality because all i had available to.
I have found over the years that families may want the book but cannot afford the cost of the complete book. A fantastic look into naval aviation navair aboard a carrier in the med towards the end of the vietnam war. Forrestal cva59 crewmen are assisted by those from rupertus dd851 in fighting the fires raging aboard forrestal, while a helicopter ferries firefighting supplies to the burning ship. Uss forrestal cva59 1974 mediterranean cruise book deployment log cruisebook. The sullivan brothers and the assignment of family members. F4j phantom ii of vf74 approaches uss forrestal cva. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. A pair of douglas ea1e skyraiders bunos 5163 and 5183 from carrier airborne early warning squadron vaw12 flew over forrestal cva 59 as she sailed with the sixth fleet in the mediterranean sea, on 25 april 1960. Here you can download the uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 1971 as a high resolution. Full text of uss forrestal mediterranean cruise 1974. Forrestal cva 59 naval cruise book, class of 1980, page. The rhode island aviation hall of fame is working to bring the decommissioned aircraft carrier ex uss john f.
Reclassified as a multipurpose aircraft carrier cv59, 30 june 1975. Commissioned in 1955, she was the united states first completed supercarrier, and was the lead ship of her class. Commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 59, the forrestal was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 59 on june 30, 1975. Here you can download the uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 196970 as a high resolution. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb.
Uss forrestal cv 59 later cva59, then avt59, was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james forrestal. Uss forrestal cva59 1974 mediterranean cruise book ebay. Capps ap121 1946 agerholm dd826 1963, 1966, 1969 ainsworth de1090 1974 ainsworth ff1090 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990. Dec 18, 2011 uss forrestals nickname would be first in defense. Aircraft carrier navy cruise books on cd from wwii through the 1960s. Uss forrestal cv59 later cva59, then avt59, was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james forrestal. The flammable jet fuel spilled across the flight deck, ignited, and triggered a chainreaction of explosions that killed 4 sailors and injured 161 at the time, forrestal was engaged in. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 1974 did you serve aboard uss forrestal cv 59. Mediterranean cruise 19641965 uss forrestal cruise book. Cruise book and document reproduction naval historical. Forrestal, widow of the first secretary of defense, christened her uss forrestal. Thank you for looking the photos show the actual item being sold. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51690 reads. Check out our uss forrestal cv 59 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates.
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