USS Forrestal (CV-59)

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USS Forrestal (CV-59) was the United States Navy’s first supercarrier, commissioned in 1955 and named in honor of the first U.S. Secretary of Defense, James V. Forrestal.

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USS Forrestal (CV-59) canonical 5
USS Forrestal 1

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instanceOf Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
United States Navy ship
aircraft carrier
supercarrier
airWingType Carrier Air Wing
armament anti-aircraft guns
surface-to-air missiles
awards Battle Efficiency Award
Navy Unit Commendation
builder Newport News Shipbuilding
casualtiesIn1967Fire over 130 killed
catapultType steam catapults
commissioned 1955-10-01
conflictParticipatedIn Cold War
Vietnam War
country United States of America
crewComplement over 4000 personnel
decommissioned 1993-09-11
displacement about 60000 tons full load
fate scrapped
flightDeckType angled flight deck
followedBy USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
surface form: Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
homeport Mayport, Florida
Norfolk, Virginia
hullType conventional (non-nuclear) carrier hull
IMO not applicable (naval vessel)
laidDown 1952-07-14
laidDownAt Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News, Virginia
launched 1954-12-11
length about 325 meters
namedAfter James V. Forrestal
nickname First in Defense
notableEvent 1967 fire in the Gulf of Tonkin
notableEventDate 1967-07-29
notableEventDescription catastrophic flight deck fire and explosions during Vietnam War operations
operator United States Navy
pennantNumber CV-59
precededBy Midway-class aircraft carrier
propulsion conventional steam turbines
oil-fired boilers
role attack aircraft carrier
fleet flagship
scrappedAt Brownsville
surface form: Brownsville, Texas
scrappingBegan 2014-02-08
shipClass Forrestal class
sponsoredBy Josephine Forrestal
stricken 1993-09-11

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James V. Forrestal commemoratedBy USS Forrestal (CV-59)
Forrestal class hasMember USS Forrestal (CV-59)
Forrestal class firstShipCommissioned USS Forrestal (CV-59)
CV-59 identifies USS Forrestal (CV-59)
this entity surface form: USS Forrestal
Josephine Forrestal shipSponsorOf USS Forrestal (CV-59)
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard repairedVessel USS Forrestal (CV-59)