Forrestal-class aircraft carriers

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Forrestal-class_aircraft_carriers
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried up to 90 aircraft
gptkbp:armament anti-aircraft guns
missile launchers
gptkbp:beam 129 ft (39 m)
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:New_York_Naval_Shipyard
gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:commissioned 1955
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement approx. 5,500 (including air wing)
gptkbp:decommissioned 1998
gptkbp:designedFor jet aircraft operations
gptkbp:displacement approx. 60,000 tons (full load)
gptkbp:firstShipLaunched gptkb:USS_Forrestal_(CV-59)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Forrestal-class aircraft carriers
gptkbp:length 1063 ft (324 m)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_Forrestal
gptkbp:notableFeature angled flight deck
steam catapults
deck-edge elevators
first US supercarriers
gptkbp:numberBuilt 4
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy Midway-class aircraft carriers
gptkbp:propulsion conventional steam turbines
gptkbp:servicePeriod 1955–1998
gptkbp:shipsInClass gptkb:USS_Saratoga_(CV-60)
gptkb:USS_Forrestal_(CV-59)
gptkb:USS_Independence_(CV-62)
gptkb:USS_Ranger_(CV-61)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kitty_Hawk-class_aircraft_carriers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kitty_Hawk-class_aircraft_carriers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7