The ship accomplished her final acceptance trials in virginian waters. On 29 july 1967, uss forrestal cvacv59 suffered a catastrophic fire during flight operations while on yankee station off the coast of vietnam. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51818 reads ship name hull number year of cruise or publication. This is a group page for all crew members that served aboard the 1st supercarrier. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection.
Cruise books capture the most personal memories of a sailors navy career. Forrestal cva 59 naval cruise book, class of 1967, page. Five thousand of my shipmates and i had been qualified to be num. The 1967 uss forrestal fire was a devastating fire and series of chainreaction explosions on 29 july 1967 that killed 4 sailors and injured 161 on the aircraft carrier uss forrestal, after an electrical anomaly discharged a zuni rocket on the flight deck. During the 1967 mediterranean cruise of uss america cva66, what. Sperry dd 697 med cruise 1964 book w plank owner certificate and poem. Uss forrestal cva59 mediterranean deployment cruise book year log 1974. Above all else, we respect everyones opinions and all religious beliefs and creeds. On 29 july 1967, only eight months after the oriskany fire, there was another aircraft carrier fire. Price new from used from hardcover, january 1, 1961 please retry. 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. Forrestal s command history report noted that completing this work. The remarkable men on the uss forrestal faced the results of such consequences on july 29, 1967 and the days that followed with incredible bravery and dedication.
After being built in newport news, virginia, the new ship was formally commissioned in october 1955. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Some may dismiss these similarities as coincidences, but in my book, there are. Uss forrestal cv 59 later cva59, then avt59, was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james forrestal. Uss forrestal cva 59 forerunner july 1967 informer us navy.
Forrestal had just came on line to join the uss oriskany. Unlike the successor nimitz class, forrestal and her class were conventionally powered. 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. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 196869. He will be sadly missed at all of the upcoming 2020 car shows and cruiseins. Year and photographer unknown, but believed to have occurred aboard uss forrestal cv 59. It was produced aboard forrestal in 1967 just prior to the fire as a training film for flight deck crews. Imho the 1970 dodge charger, chevy camaro, or ford mustang were fairly kickass cars.
Commissioned in 1955, she was the united states first completed supercarrier, and was the lead ship of her class. It features squadron vf74 and includes excellent footage detailing the hazards of working on the. She displaced almost 80,000 tons and was 1,076 feet long and 129 feet in beam at the waterline. Like school yearbooks, they are usually paid for by. The other carriers of her class were uss saratoga, uss ranger and uss independence.
Uss forrestal cva59 cruise book hardcover january 1, 1961 by k. Uss forrestal cva 59 195859 uss franklin cv nara wwii uss franklin cv wwii. 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. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. The flammable jet fuel spilled across the flight deck, ignited, and triggered a chainreaction of explosions that killed 4 sailors and. Uss forrestal cva59 1967 westpacvietnam cruise book flight deck fire. There are others who point out that while the movies hero played by tom cruise was a fighter pilot, mccains real life job was to drop bombs on the jungles of north vietnam. Also on this date, uss perch ss 3 sinks japanese guardboat kannon maru igo in the philippine sea, east of dinagat island. 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. Forrestal had truly served her purpose as first in defense. Part two is an official navy film about flight deck hazards.
Please feel free to ask any questions you may have and thanks for checking out this listing. 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. We hope to challenge issues which have captured the publics imagination, from jfk and ufos to 911. Forrestal cva 59 for sale military collectibles for sale. The end of summer part two the end of summer series book 2. Her guest list during this cruise was headed by united states secretary of defense n. 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. Pictures of friends, port calls and facts about their commands can all be found within the. This time it was on the flight deck of the uss forrestal cva59. 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. Uss forrestal cva59 med deployment cruise book year log 195859 navy. Uss forrestal cva 59 vietnam cruise book 1967 vf11. Back to uss forrestal cva 59 vietnam cruise book 1967 page. Unfollow uss forrestal 1967 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
The uss forrestal cva59 fire and munition explosions the. See more ideas about us navy apparel, hoodies and shirts. Huge variety of navy cruise book at wonderful prices. Uss forrestal cv59 was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james. 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. 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.
Smoke from the burning forrestal, as photographed from the flight deck of uss oriskany cva34, off vietnam, on 29 july 1967. Uss forrestal cva 59 forerunner july 1967 informer us. 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. From 1958 through 1966, forrestal alternated between the second fleet in the atlantic and the us sixth fleet in the mediterranean.
The catastrophic fire on board uss forrestal cva59. Mccain was quickly transferred to the uss oriskany the only forrestal crewman to be immediately transferred. Three months later, mccain was shot down over north vietnam on october 26, 1967. In june of 1967, forrestal departed norfolk for her first combat cruise in the western pacific as a member of the us seventh fleet. Discover more militarygfys gifs, periscope film gifs, uss forrestal gifs on gfycat. 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. Its a regular informer meant for the hands of forrestal. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc.
The deadly fire on the uss forrestal and the heroes who fought it by gregory a. It is just a 4 page pamphlet set for a total of 16 sides. 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. 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. Fire fighting supplies are loaded aboard an sh3 helicopter aboard uss oriskany cva34 for transport to the burning forrestal, off vietnam, on 29 july 1967. Uss forrestal cv 59, formerly avt59 and cva59, was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james forrestal. The other carriers of her class were the uss saratoga, uss ranger and uss independence. June 19, 1967, we paused to pay homage to king neptune as almost 5,000 pollywogs including captain and the xo, became shellbacks when uss forrestal entered the royal domain of imperium regis, equatoria at latitude 00 00 00 and longitude 40 00 00w. Marine corps mardet uss forrestal cva59 usmc veteran locator. Us navy cruise book uss forrestal cva 59 med cruise 1975. Unfollow uss forrestal cruise book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment.
First in defenseforever in dignity on july 29, 1967 the nations first super carrier, the uss forrestal was conducting combat operations off the coast of north vietnam in the tonkin gulf on yankee station. Us navy observation squadron sixty seven 1967 1968 cruise book vietnam war vo67. The impact caused the belly fuel tank and a 1,000 pound bomb on the skyhawk to fall off, spilling jp5 jet fuel onto the flight deck and ignited a fire. We found pictures which we never knew existed of a relative who served on the uss essex cv 9 during world war ii. Caught in an inferno of unimaginable horror they refused to give up and ultimately stopped the fire that took so many lives, 4, and seriously wounded so many more. 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. Check out our uss forrestal cv 59 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. F0797 uss forrestal aircraft carrier video douglas ad1. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 196869 did you serve aboard uss forrestal cv 59. Reclassified as a multipurpose aircraft carrier cv59, 30 june 1975. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. Navy cruise book for sale military collectibles for sale. Fact checker mccain fudges his navy record washington post. Uss forrestal 6869 med cruise after the fire in 1967 youtube.
The other carriers of her class were uss saratoga, uss ranger and. Find people you served with from mardet uss forrestal cva 59. Uss forrestal cv59 former crew members home facebook. Watch uss forrestal aircraft carrier fire trial by fire movie 1967 42704 gif by tehroot on gfycat. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. He proudly served aboard the uss forrestal for four years from 19661970. 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. Oct 24, 2018 my husband was working on the flight deckcatapult crew when he noticed a small fire under one of the bombloaded planesthey were preparing to launch the 2nd strike of the morning over viet nam. Uss forrestal cv59 former crew members, brownsville, texas. 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.
In june 1967, forrestal departed norfolk for duty in waters off vietnam. This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard uss forrestal. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. After her initial shakedown, she was took her first of many voyages to the mediterranean in january of 1957. Camaro ss, 1969 chevy camaro, chevy chevrolet, american muscle cars, bmw. 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. Navy photo from the uss forrestal 1957 cruise book. Uss forrestal was the defending carrier in an amphibious force landing exercise on vieques island, during the largest assembled naval force since the korean war. Part one documents general flight deck activities aboard forrestal in april 1967. 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.
In july 1967, a fire broke out on board the aircraft carrier uss forrestal. Timothy houle obituary bay city, mi bay city times. Sep 19, 2008 there is a nasty claim making the rounds in virulently antimccain circles, accusing him of responsibility for the terrible 1967 disaster aboard the aircraft carrier uss forrestal. Here you can download the uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 196970 as a high resolution. Sumner dd692 1962 alshain aka55 1955 alstede af48 1965 altair aks32 1955 aludra af55 1967. Uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 196970. Uss forrestal cv59 later cva59, then avt59, was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james forrestal. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Navys first carrier of entirely postworld war ii design, she was conceived as an operational platform for large, highperformance aircraft. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. 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.
Unlike the successor nimitzclass, the forrestal and her class were conventionally powered. The carrier entered the yard for repairs which included replacing her original propeller shafts. Commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 59, the forrestal was redesignated. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. We specialize in us navy cruise books, us marine corps cruise books, air force books, and books on us military history. On 29 july 1967, uss forrestal cvacv59 suffered a catastrophic fire during flight operations. Cruise books, usually similar in general content and format to high school or college yearbooks, are not official publications. Ntc san diego 1966710 anchor ntc san diego 1967 165 anchor ntc san diego 1967 254 anchor. The ceremony marked the 44th anniversary of the 29 july 1967 fire aboard forrestal in which 4 service.
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. We never knew what life was like for a sailor in world war ii until we started taking an interest in these great books. Usn us navy uss enterprise cvn65 1978 westpac cruise book. Alamo lsd33 1961, 1966, 1967 68, 1969, 1972, 1974, 197576, 1977, 1980, 1986. Senator john mccain accused of causing 1967 uss forrestal inferno. Tims favorite pastime was driving his red camaro and going to area car. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Uss forrestal cva 59 first cruise book log 1957 cd ebay. Mar 28, 2011 uss forrestal 6869 med cruise after the fire in 1967. Uss forrestal cva59 fire on the flight deck on 29 july 1967. Red ripper, ships patch and vf11 camo patch if i had to explain these, you wouldnt understand. The navy does not stock or sell copies of ships cruise books. On july 29, 1967 the uss forrestal was operating off the coast of vietnam, when a zuni rocket accidentally fired from an f4 phantom into a parked and armed a4 skyhawk.