Forrestals eleventh deployment, and first to western pacific, gulf of tonkin, vietnam with cvw17 embarked. Uss forrestal cva cv 59 aircraft carrier us navy secnav james. The rocket screamed across the flight deck, struck another aircraft and ignited a fuel fire. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. July 29 1967 the uss forrestal fire debris and damage caused by the fire and. At the time, forrestal was engaged in combat operations in. This was followed by steaming off the virginia capes, where she conducted her administrativematerial inspection, 12 december, and ori, 20 23 january 1964. On july 18, 2017, frank eurice, who served on the uss forrestal, reflects. When placed in commission on 01 october 1955, uss forrestal was the first of the supercarriers and the largest warship ever constructed. Uss forrestal cva 59 forerunner july 1967 informer us navy. The supercarrier uss forrestal cv59, formerly avt59 and cva59, was named after former secretary of the navy james forrestal and was the lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers.
Offering the absolute best prices on us navy cruise books. The uss midway cv41 was able to become a museum because it was first used for prop driven planes. Crewmen carry wounded to a waiting helicopter for evacuation from the carrier as she is wracked by a series of violent explosions and fires set off by an initial blast which occurred as heavily armed, fueled aircraft were being readied for launch on combat missions over north vietnam, 29 july 1967. This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard uss forrestal. Vietnam 1967 rare flight deck 59 patch, one of my old liberty cuffs and the hc2 1968 med cruise patch that i designed for them my very first graphics design job. Each digital book is the same price regardless of its size or rarity. Forrestal cva 59 naval cruise book, class of 1967, page 156 of 368 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. The flammable jet fuel spilled across the flight deck, ignited, and triggered a chainreaction of explosions that killed 4 sailors and injured 161. 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 belleau wood cvl24 maiden deployment cruise book year log 194445 navy. Uss forrestal cva 59 letter navy fire rvah 11 copy copy ebay. 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. At 0530 the ship moored to leyte pier at nas cubi point, at subic bay, philippines.
This research guide provides a general understanding of how to find information on us navy personnel within the naval history and heritage command and other government institutions. Forrestal had truly served her purpose as first in defense. Forrestal cva 59 naval cruise book, class of 1967, page. On july 18, 2017, frank eurice, who served on the uss forrestal during the ships historic fire 50 years ago, points to a photo of himself connecting fire hoses to help fight the blaze. This letter went out to families the day after the fire happened. Less than 30 months later, the first of the postwar carriers was launched. Mediterranean cruise 19641965 uss forrestal cruise book on. Unfollow uss forrestal cruise book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Jul 29, 2017 the super carrier uss forrestal departed norfolk, virginia in june 1967, with a crew of 552 officers and 4,988 enlisted men. After being built in newport news, virginia, the new ship was formally commissioned in october 1955. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the uss coral sea cv 43. Commissioned in 1955, she was the first completed supercarrier, and was the lead ship of her class.
Here you can download the uss forrestal cva 59 vietnam cruise book 1967 as a high resolution. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. The modern biographical files are located in the navy department librarys rare book. In june 1967, she went to the pacific to aid with the vietnam war effort. Modern biographical files in the navy department library. After her initial shakedown, she was took her first of many voyages to the mediterranean in january of 1957.
This cruise book documents her second tour of duty in the mediterranean, from 2 september 1958 to 12 march 1959, where forrestal again combined a program of training, patrol, and participation in major exercises with ceremonial, hospitality and public visiting. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Marine corps mardet uss forrestal cva59 usmc veteran locator. Sailing around the horn of africa, forrestal stopped briefly at leyte pier in the philippines, before sailing on to yankee station in the gulf of tonkin, arriving on july 25. Uss forrestal cv59 1989 1990 med cruise book med cruises, navy. Uss forrestal cva 59 letter navy fire rvah 11 copy copy.
July 1967 a fire resulting from a punctured fuel tank kills 4 u. Mediterranean cruise for sale garden structures online store. Uss forrestal cv59 later cva59, then avt59, was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james forrestal. Uss forrestal cva 59 1958 1959 cruise book cd great naval images llc on. Wracked by eight highorder explosions of thinshelled korean warvintage bombs and a number of smaller weapons explosions, the worlds first supercarrier was mere minutes away from the. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Navy aircraft carrier uss forrestal cva59 on 29 july 1967 off vietnam. Smoke from the burning forrestal, as photographed from the flight deck of uss oriskany cva34, off vietnam, on 29 july 1967. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below.
On 29 july 1967, uss forrestal cvacv59 suffered a catastrophic fire during flight operations while on yankee station off the coast of vietnam. Navy aircraft carrier uss forrestal on 29 july 1967 off vietnam. See more of uss forrestal cv59 former crew members on facebook. It is just a 4 page pamphlet set for a total of 16 sides. 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. Commissioning ceremonies were october 1, 1955, at the norfolk naval shipyard on the same day. Persons born in the 1960s and later do not know about the cold war.
Rupertus assists in fighting fire aboard the carrier forrestal on 29 july 1967 off vietnam. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. Cruise book and document reproduction naval historical. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks.
He pointed to a photo from his cruise book, which is like a yearbook for the ship. Uss forrestal cva59 vietnam deployment cruise book year log 1967 fire navy. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Its a regular informer meant for the hands of forrestal. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. The flammable jet fuel spilled across the flight deck, ignited, and triggered a chainreaction of explosions. Back to uss forrestal cva 59 vietnam cruise book 1967 page. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51617 reads ship name hull number year of cruise or publication. Uss forrestal cva 59 forerunner july 1967 informer us. 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. Uss forrestal arrived on yankee station in the gulf of tonkin on 25 july 1967 and immediately began combat operations.
The wing examined survival gear and conducted survival training, installed additional electronic countermeasures equipment and made final aircraft modifications before entering battle. Asbestos was widely used in the ship building industry from the 1930s until asbestos use was discontinued in the early 1970s. Freeman in midsummer 1967, the united states aircraft carrier forrestal, stationed off vietnam, lost 4 men to fires and ensuing explosions after an errant missile from one of its own planes ruptured a fuel tank on a nearby jet. Thirty years ago today april 10, 1990 as uss forrestal cv59 was steaming independently in the atlantic ocean en route from rota, spain to naval station, maypor. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment.
You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Uss forrestal cruise book mediterranean 19581959 cva59. Ken killmeyer fid historian on the afternoon of 6 june 1967, forrestal got underway to participate in the war in south east asia. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise 1974 annual.
Red ripper, ships patch and vf11 camo patch if i had to explain these, you wouldnt understand. The forrestal class was the first completed class of supercarriers of the navy, so called because of their thenextraordinarily high tonnage 75,000 tons, 25% larger than the postworld war iiera midway class, full integration of the angled deck, very large island, and most importantly their extremely strong air wing 80100 jet aircraft, compared to 6575 for the midway class and. Firearm discussion and resources from ar15, ak47, handguns and more. Only the day before, the forrestal had arrived off the north vietnamese coast for her first combat duty, and her 4,500man crew grimly recalled that a fire had killed 44 men aboard the carrier oriskany in the same waters last. Her guest list during this cruise was headed by united states secretary of defense n. Forrestal, navys 1st supercarrier, changes hands in onecent transaction. This marked the first time that forrestal had operated with 7th fleet since the 1967 vietnam cruise. Uss forrestal cva 59 vietnam cruise book 1967 vah10.
Crewmen battle flames amid smoke and charred debris on the after flight deck where a violent chain reaction of fires and explosions were set off by an initial blast as attack aircraft were being prepared for launch on combat missions over north vietnam while the ship was deployed in the gulf of tonkin, 29 july 1967. Forrestal, widow of the first secretary of defense, christened her uss forrestal. It is dedicated to exposing corrupt and unethical local, county, state and national business. My westpac cruise recollections israeli sixday war breaks out and uss forrestal departs for the western pacific. Commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 59, the forrestal was redesignated. Us navy observation squadron sixty seven 1967 1968 cruise book vietnam war vo67. Exploration and innovation main electricity and uss trenton atmospheric. Thank you for looking the photos show the actual item being sold. Sumner dd692 1962 alshain aka55 1955 alstede af48 1965 altair aks32 1955 aludra af55 1967. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Each time the blaze was doused in minutes, but an uneasy calm settled over the 76,000ton ship. Mediterranean cruise 19641965 uss forrestal cruise book. The catastrophic fire on board uss forrestal cva59. Uss forrestal cva59 19651966 mediterranean cruise book.
Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 196869. Sonoran news was founded in 1995 as a community watchdog. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have and thanks for checking out this listing. Find people you served with from mardet uss forrestal cva 59. On 29 july 1967, a fire broke out on board the aircraft carrier after an electrical anomaly caused a zuni rocket on a f4b phantom to fire, striking an external fuel tank of an a4 skyhawk. It is generally easier to research officers who served in the navy than. Uss forrestal sold for one cent to be turned into scrap. The uss forrestal cv59 was built during the cold war with 3 sister ships, uss saratoga cv60, uss ranger cv61 and uss independence cv62. It looks to me that mccains book only summarizes the incident so i dont think its numbers are going to differ from other sources that deal specifically with the incident. Uss forrestal departs norfolks pier 12 on june 6, 1967, for her first combat. Enterprise operated with forrestal in strikex i, a combined strike, asw and ad exercise conducted in the southeastern u. An electrical anomaly had caused the discharge of a zuni rocket on the flight deck, triggering a chainreaction of explosions that killed 4 sailors and injured 161. Uss forrestal cv59 former crew members, brownsville, texas.
This letter is a notification that a incident had happened on the ship. A zuni rocket was fired accidentally from an aircraft being readied for a mission on july 29, 1967. This is a group page for all crew members that served aboard the 1st supercarrier. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Uss forrestal cv59 was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james. Uss forrestal cva 59 letter navy fire rvah 11 copy. Deployment log cruisebook for sale garden structures. Asbestos was a primary building component of every ship. Sailing around the horn of africa, forrestal stopped briefly at leyte pier in the philippines, before sailing on to yankee station. Forrestal completed the five and onehalfmonth deployment with a nighttime arrival at mayport on 16 november 1982 and immediately began preparing for the service life extension program slep. In june 1967, forrestal departed norfolk for duty in waters off vietnam.
Asbestos use was particularly high during the buildup of the united states navy during world war ii. Uss forrestal cv59 evolution 1981 malignant mesothelioma. Senator john mccain accused of causing 1967 uss forrestal inferno. Americas first supercarrier uss forrestal where 4 men lost their lives in tragic 1967 fire is sold for one cent and will be turned into scrap after museums refuse to take it.
Forrestal, navys 1st supercarrier, changes hands in one. The super carrier uss forrestal departed norfolk, virginia in june 1967, with a crew of 552 officers and 4,988 enlisted men. The deadly fire on the uss forrestal and the heroes who fought it by gregory a. In july 1967, a fire broke out on board the aircraft carrier uss forrestal. It reports directly on the men of rvah 11 not being seriously injured. On 29 july 1967, uss forrestal cvacv59 suffered a catastrophic fire during flight operations. Disasters and phenomena main tragedy of uss memphis sinking of.
Sectreasurer uss forrestal cvacvavt59 association, the nations first supercarrier first. 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. Most sailors consider the cruise book one of their most valued treasures you would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss forrestal cva 59 cruise book during this time period. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely accessible us navy cruise books 1708 cruise books and 27 decommissioning programs available us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Date 29 july 1967 source uss forrestal 1967 cruise book author mason, usn. Uss delta ar9 1967 westpac deployment log cruise book cruisebook. An injured crewman from the burning forrestal is carried from a helicopter to the sick bay of uss oriskany cva34 off vietnam, on 29 july 1967.
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