Uss forrestal cv 59 later cva 59 then avt 59 was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james forrestalcommissioned in 1955 she was the united states first completed supercarrier and was the lead ship of her classunlike the successor nimitz class forrestal and her class were conventionally powered. However only ninety seconds after the fire started a 750 pound m 117 bomb loaded with composition b detonated killing or seriously wounding most of the fire fighters.
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Cv 59 forrestal fire. From her home port norfolk va. Commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 59 the forrestal was redesignated as multi purpose aircraft carrier cv 59 on june 30 1975. Tales of a asia sailor uss forrestal cv 59 july 29 2017davisg0225 comments uss forrestal cv 59 by garland davis fifty two years ago a fire broke out onboard the aircraft carrier uss forrestalan electrical anomaly had caused the discharge of a zuni rocket on the flight deck triggering a chain reaction of explosions that killed 134 sailors and injured 161. Johnson i n command. Forrestal spent the first year of her commissioned service in intensive training operations off. Cv 59 returned to mayport october 7 after five and a half month underway period operating in three ocean areas and spending only 15 days inport.
Personal account of the uss forrestal fire july 29 1967 at the wayback machine archived 20 april 2009. Uss forrestal cva 59 fire on deck. And commissioned 1 october 1955 captain r. The catastrophic fire on board uss forrestal cva 59. James v forrestal widow of secretary forrestal. The other carriers of her class were uss saratoga uss ranger and.
On 29 july 1967 uss forrestal cvacv 59 suffered a catastrophic fire during flight operations while on yankee station off the coast of vietnamwracked by eight high order explosions of thin shelled korean warvintage bombs and a number of smaller weapons explosions the worlds first super carrier was mere minutes away from the bottom of the gulf of tonkin. Forrestals departure for the 20th deployment was delayed when a fire caused major damage to a primary command and control trunk space. Us navy inves fire and explosions aboard uss forrestal cv 59 part 1 part 2 part 3 official investigation 19 sep 1967 judge advocate general. Wracked by eight high order explosions of thin shelled korean warvintage bombs and a number of smaller weapons explosions the worlds first supercarrier was mere minutes away from the. Nhập biên chế năm 1955 nó là chiếc siêu hàng không mẫu hạm đầu tiên được hoàn tất và là chiếc dẫn đầu của lớp tàu sân bay mang tên nó. From naval aviation news october 1967.
Uss forrestal cv 59 forrestal cva 59 was launched 11 december 1954 by newport news shipbuilding and drydock co. On 29 july 1967 uss forrestal cvacv 59 suffered a catastrophic fire during flight operations while on yankee station off the coast of vietnam. Though serious in itself the initial fire was not catastrophic. She was the lead ship of the forrestal class of which all four carriers have been decommissioned during the 1990 s. Uss forrestal was the first super carrier in the world. Uss forrestal cv 59 sau đó là cva 59 rồi avt 59 là một siêu hàng không mẫu hạm được đặt tên theo james forrestal 1898 1949 bộ trưởng quốc phòng đầu tiên của hoa kỳ.
Gallery of Cv 59 Forrestal Fire
