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This unit page was set up to help keep memories alive and to help shipmates keep in contact with each other. Contains extensive coverage of the cruise and various ports of call. Forrestal ended 1978 as she had started it, moored to the carrier pier in mayport. Uss constellation cv64 westpac cruise book year log 1978 79 navy.
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Navys first carrier of entirely postworld war ii design, she was conceived as an operational platform for large, highperformance aircraft. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. In our case, guests will observe at sea operations during the transit from nyc to. This letter awards lt holloway the bronze star with v combat device. Uss forrestal cva 59 1958 1959 cruise book cd great naval images llc on.
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Sold for start free trial or to see what its worth. Uss forrestal cv59 was a supercarrier named after the first secretary of defense james. Jul 28, 2015 the forrestal is really the first super carrier, said hill goodspeed, national naval aviation museum historian. Commissioning ceremonies were october 1, 1955, at the norfolk naval shipyard on the same day. His father served as secretary of the navy before becoming the first secretary of defense in 1947. Shop for uss cv cruise book from u s naval history store. The naval historical foundation has partnered with four organizations capable of providing a variety of options for cruise book reproduction.
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