Over 200 ships and submarines, about 500 aircraft, and 45,000 people from nine nations took part in the massive series of maritime and amphibious exercises, with Forrestal moving into the Norwegian Sea from the south and aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) sailing easterly courses from American and Canadian waters through the Atlantic around Greenland and the gap between Iceland, the Faeroe Islands and the British Isles, before operating off Vestfjord, Norway. The photos below were taken by me on October 26, 2010, and show the FORRESTAL at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Penn. If a carrier is operating in mid-ocean it has no "on board delivery" system to fall back on and must come nearer land before taking aboard even urgently needed items. 6. feb. Flot Modelskib. 5-7 Apr 1957: The ship appeared briefly off Beirut, Lebanon. Over 30,000 visitors toured the ship, but the highlight for the men on board undoubtedly occurred when the Miss America Variety Show, highlighting Miss America 1978, Susan Perkins, and reigning beauty queens Linda Hallstrom from Nebraska, Mary Darcy from New Jersey, Kathy Fleming from North Carolina, Catherine Hinson from South Carolina, Lori Smith from Texas and Kristy Deakin from Utah, sang and danced before a crowd packed into the hangar bay, on the 4th. En route she put into Rota to allow RADM Norman K. Green, Commander, Carrier Group-6, to embark, and for RADM Smedberg to disembark and transfer his flag to guided missile cruiser Harry E. Yarnell (CG-17). Although it is unknown to what extent his association with these men affected Forrestal's mental state, on his final day the Secretary began to copy a Greek poem entitled The Chorus of Ajax by Sophocles; he stopped after writing the first syllable of the final word of one of the lines: Nightingale. Forrestal is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. 14-15 Jun 1991: The ship began to support Provide Comfort in the eastern Med. The same day that CAPT Robert S. Cole relieved CAPT Louis E. Thomassy Jr., as commanding officer of Forrestal (2 August), however, Iraqi tanks and troops poured across the borders from Iraq into Kuwait as Saddam Hussein seized the tiny country. French, Italian, Libyan and Tunisian disaster relief teams also supported the efforts of Sixth Fleet crews. From the flight deck the next day President Gerald R. Ford Jr., rang in the Bicentennial 13 times, symbolizing the original Thirteen Colonies and triggering the simultaneous ringing of bells across America, and then beginning at 1406 he delivered an address as the keynote speaker during ceremonies on board Forrestal honoring the birth of the Republic. 13-17 Oct 1969: The carrier conducted a firepower demonstration for 400 guests of various service colleges. While accomplishing trials the ship also recorded her first arrested landing since the fire when CDR Robert E. Ferguson, Commander, CVW-17, trapped on board. Deputy Secretary of Defense David Packard visited during his tour of American military installations ashore in Europe and ships operating in European waters. The two crews refueled and returned to the scene and retrieved their crewmembers on the groundwho disembarked to assist the victims to board the helosand the bodies of the victims, returning with them to the base camp at 4,000 feet. As 100 climbed through 1,500 feet with both engines at full thrust, a "loud explosion" shook the aircraft. Secondary fires below deck took another 12 hours to contain. FORRESTAL would spend seven months in the yards being repaired, she was re-built from the hanger up and forward to aircraft elevator number four, this accounts for about 1/5 the ships length and 5 decks. Just after midnight the pollywogs stole many of the shellback's cards and held a mock initiation during an "illegal ceremony." When LT(JG) Robert P. Cates, the ship's explosive ordnance demolition officer, noted two bombs (a 500 and a 750 pounder) still smoking in the midst of the flight deck, he disregarded the danger, resolutely walked over to them, defused the bombs and worked with other men to jettison them overboard. Firefighters discovered to their horror that they used their available oxygen breathing apparatuses quickly, but helos from the carriers dropped-off additional apparatuses and canisters to enable men to continue the fight. Concerns that they would have to evacuate Americans within the country prompted planning to deploy Marines into the Jordanian capital of Amman as armed escorts while helicopters flying from Forrestal covered the evacuations. As the ship steamed in the Tyrrhenian Sea while conducting night flight operations on the 29th, a Grumman KA-6D tanker from VA-85, crashed, though an HS-3 Sea King, LT William E. Christman, LT Michael N. Lewis, AW3 Brad A. France and AWAN Gary R. Gearhart, recovered the pilot, while a second squadron crew, LTJGs John F. McKean and Julian A. Ferguson, AW1 Grant H. Morrison and AWAN Eugene C. Crowley III, retrieved the bombardier/navigator. 8-10 Feb 1971: As Forrestal anchored in St. Paul's Bay at Malta, Secretary of the Navy Chaffee and VADM Isaac C. Kidd Jr., Commander, Sixth Fleet, paid the ship a visit. LTJG Foster also ejected but the co-pilot landed on the flight deck, where their burning Phantom II pinned him beneath the wreckage before his shipmates could release the man from his harrowing ordeal. After returning from her final operational deployment FORRESTAL changed homeports from Mayport to Pensacola on February 5, 1992. 4 Jun 1988: French RADM Guy Labouerie visited Forrestal. After graduating from high school in 1908, Forrestal worked for three years on local newspapers in New York State and then entered Dartmouth College as a freshman in 1911. The concept proved so popular amongst sailors that the Sixth Fleet later adopted the policy throughout the Mediterranean. Aircraft from Forrestal flew airborne early warning and combat air patrols overhead during much of the summit. During the Summer FORRESTAL and her crew called on the fine citizens of the city of New Orleans as her final liberty port. The ship fell under the auspices of the Combined Joint Task Force Middle East, though her crew humorously dubbed the ships operating area Beno Station. Crewmembers reported that they served laboriously under the long and humid summer. Their voyage left Forrestal as the only American carrier deployed to the Mediterranean during this time of heightened international tensions. 1 Oct 1976-24 Jun 1977, installation: BPDMS on the port quarter; replacements: SPS-48 long range three-dimensional air search radar replaced SPS-30. They rescued two Air Force crewmembers from the wreckage, LCOL Dick N. Crowell, USAF, and CAPT Thomas D. Smith, USAF, and LCDR Munro and LT Grant flew in right behind them and pulled SSGT J.L. Thus, when the plane landed, it had a 40 to 50 knot wind on the nose. Two days later Forrestal returned to Drydock No. LTJG Francis R. Guinan observed: "No one had better say to me that American youth are lazy. As Flatley brought the aircraft to a halt crewmembers gathered topside cheered their arrival, and many commented upon the message specially painted on the starboard nose of the fuselage for the occasion: "Look ma, no hook." Forrestal sent four Sikorsky SH-3D Sea Kings from HS-3 through winds gusting up to 60 knots and over what the ship's Command History Report described as "extremely heavy seas" to rescue all 20 crewmembers and passengers from Flamingo. 11 Aug-27 Sep 1969: The ship accomplished a combination of exercises and training evolutions designed to ready her for battle, including refresher training, which took her to Caribbean and western Atlantic waters. $6.00. 28 May-4 Jun 1970: The ship put into Corfu. Throughout July crewmembers also spent over 200 man-hours helping to restore former light cruiser-second line Olympia (IX-40), berthed nearby as a floating memorial at Penn's Landing on the Delaware River. 14 Apr 1973: The ship anchored at Kithira, accompanied by several Soviet ships. Meanwhile, he met and courted Josephine Ogden, a beautiful 26-year-old chorus girl for the Ziegfeld Follies, and after a tempestuous romance the couple married on 13 October 1926, a union that would produce two sons, Michael V., and Peter. The crew celebrated their gradual return to operational status when they lit-off one of their eight boilers on Halloween, which provided the men their own steam and electrical power after receiving pierside services after seven months. 6 Oct 1972: The ship rendezvoused with attack aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) at Pollensa Bay. Former Forrestal crewmembers held their inaugural meeting of the USS Forrestal Reunion Association on board and ashore at Mayport, overnight (22-23 June). 4-14 Jun 1985: Forrestal accomplished aircraft carrier landing system trials. 7 Oct 1988: Forrestal returned home after sailing in three oceans and spending 202 days underway, one of her longest such commitments to date, at one point spending 108 consecutive days at sea, with only 15 days in port through the whole cruise. Former West German Air Force Chief of Staff GEN Johannes Steinhoff, newly-elected as the Chairman of NATO Military Committee, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), visited for a carrier orientation (12-13 March). The ship then led Task Force 60 in Operation Big Deal, a joint Second and Sixth Fleet exercise. 11 Jul 1974: An RA-5C Vigilante (BuNo 156614), LT Wesley N. Rutledge and LTJG Larry S. Parr of RVAH-6, experienced a bomb bay fire that caused a loss of hydraulics, about four minutes after launching from Forrestal. Together with the crew they put the finishing touches on work accomplished during SLEP, including the installation of three Phalanx 20 mm close-in-weapons systems (CIWS). 15-19 Apr 1969: Although the ship experienced several uneventful visits to harbors during this deployment, she encountered her second burst of poor weather while making port at Marseilles, when the boating conditions so much that Forrestal cancelled general public visitation. LT James J. Campbell recoiled for a few moments in stunned dismay as burning torches tumbled toward him, until their screams awoke him to the peril of his shipmates enveloped in flames and he leapt into action to help them. Seven major explosions shook the ship during the first four minutes of the horrific crisis, and some 40,000-gallons of JP-5 jet fuel from aircraft on deck spread the inferno. 10 Feb 1990: The Naples Squadron of the Association of Naval Aviation held their establishment ceremony in the ship-s hanger bay. LCDR Fred D. White, waiting to launch in Aircraft No. On October 22, 2013, the FORRESTAL was sold for scrapping for the symbolic price of 1 cent to All Star Metals of Brownsville, Tx. Cartoonist Henry K. Ketchum, a chief photographic specialist during World War II who created the cartoon character Half Hitch, a naval counterpart to the Army's Sad Sack, and who went on after the war to develop his more popularly known comic protagonist Dennis the Menace, visited the ship at the behest of ADM Zumwalt to interview sailors concerning changes in their service and lifestyles since 1945. 100 nautical miles east of Jacksonville, Fla. During routine flight operations, a KA-6D aircraft catches fire while being readied for launch on catapult 4. FORRESTAL commenced her 21st and final operational deployment on May 30, 1991. The Navy later dedicated its Farrier Fire Fighting School Learning Site at Norfolk for ABC Gerald W. Farrier, who made the ultimate sacrifice for his fellow crewmembers that terrible day. In addition, the next day the busy SH-3D men of HS-3 also retrieved a man who fell overboard from the carrier. 20-23 May 1985: The ship completed SLEP as she sailed from Philadelphia. During a crisis between the Israelis and Syrians the crew maintained a heightened state of readiness as the ship steamed for 53 consecutive days at sea. Naval Historical Center [Aviation] Photo No. 20 Apr-1 May 1970: The ship anchored off Valletta and St. Paul's Bay, Malta. Due to public pressures to limit defense expenditures and his predilection for a balanced budget, Truman would not agree to budget levels proposed by Forrestal or the larger amounts desired by the services. 7 Nov 1988-28 Feb 1989: The ship completed a selected restricted availability at Mayport. After inspectors certified the arresting gear, several aircraft from NAS Patuxent River in Maryland recovered, the first aircraft piloted by CAPT Carter B. Refo of CVW-6. The Turkish invasion forced Archbishop Makarios to escape from the island to seek international support during the crisis, and he could not return to resume his obligations until 7 December 1974. The ship did not report casualties resulting from the conflagration, which nonetheless delayed her departure. 3 for a noon launch. Forrestal sailed to the south of Crete on the 19th, and at about 1430 an A-6E Intruder from VA-176 crashed into the sea in international waters while on a routine training mission, about two miles northwest of Avgo Nisi. The Americans created two carrier operating areas to prosecute the war in Southeast Asia. Later that evening the Sixth Fleet alerted two Kaman UH-2 Seasprite crews (BuNos 149741, an A model, and 150142, a B) from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC)-2 Detachment 59 embarked in Forrestal, to stand by to assist in the search and rescue. A rescue crew from an SH-3D Sea King from HS-3, LCDR Donald A. Wright, LTJG Russell E. Hall, AW2 Cox and AWAN Gearhart, recovered the man, who suffered only minor injuries in the crash, and returned him to the ship in barely eight minutes. 15 Jan-22 Jul 1957: The ship made her first deployment to the Mediterranean. For all the problems, Forrestal could list 15 solid accomplishments in the process of unification in his first report as secretary of defense in December 1948. Lockheed's Ted Limmer, who checked out fighter pilot Flatley in the C-130, stayed on for some of the initial touch and go and full-stop landings. The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning on October 28, 2014, and show the FORRESTAL being scrapped at All Star Metal's facility in Brownsville, Tx. 22 Jul 1967: Forrestal sailed from Subic Bay into war. Her aircraft flew over 10,300 missions and logged over 23,000 hours in the air during this deployment. Although the carrier suspended flight operations for a day due to the fierce weather, she completed the qualifications before returning to Mayport. That's an opps for the missile , thankfully it wasn't … 12-18 Jan 1983: Forrestal shifted her home port to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Pennsylvania, to embark upon a 28-month, $694 million Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) project, designed to extend her life an additional 15 to 20 years. Four SH-3D Sea Kings from HS-3 embarking Forrestal, the only helicopter crews in the immediate area qualified for night rescues, flew to the scene and assisted in the rescue of three crewmembers and 16 passengers, however, 37 people (one crewmember and 36 passengers) died during the crash or by drowning, although the Sea King crews did not locate survivors they recovered one of the bodies. Meanwhile, one of Forrestal's escorts gained sonar contact on a possible submarine. The two men from the ship gallantly rushed to aid the civilians when the fumes overcame them, though all six victims recovered without serious injuries. Forrestal, Yorktown, guided missile frigate De Wert (FFG-45), Milwaukee (AOR-2), and Greek forces combed an area of 1,600 square miles for almost two days, however, they could not recover the pilot, LT Steven J. Cullen, nor any debris from the downed aircraft. Meanwhile, British helos from a task force including aircraft carrier Hermes (R-12), destroyer Devonshire (D-02), frigates Brighton (F-106) and Ryl (F-129) and a tanker and a supply ship rescued at least 1,630 people from beaches around Kyrenia and along the northern coast of the island. 12 Apr 1990: By the time Forrestal returned to Mayport she anchored at such diverse ports as Marseilles, Valencia, Naples, Cannes, Alexandria, Egypt, Augusta Bay, and Haifa, Israel. Workers pumped-up the drydock the next day due to excessive leaks in some of the ship's pipes. Poor weather and high winds caused a cancellation of boating and only allowed a single day of general visiting for curious Maltese. Forrestal returned to Norfolk to prepare for her first deployment with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. LCDR McCain turned back to help the man when a bomb exploded and knocked him off his feet and backward about 10 feet. Revenir en haut The Turks halted their offensive as they took control of the northern third of the island, digging-in along their "Atilla Line" extending from Lefka on the west through Nicosia to Famagusta on the east. Sixth Fleet destroyers attempted to take her in tow, however, rough seas prevented them from aiding the stricken ship. The Navy established contingency Task Force 65 on 8 April 1974, the first teams of which began their crucial work from amphibious assault ship Iwo Jima (LPH-2), initially anchored in Port Said harbor. $8.00. 4-11 Apr 1978: The carrier deployed from Mayport to the Mediterranean. The large number of casualties quickly overwhelmed the ship's Sick Bay staff, who worked diligently to treat the ghastly wounds which the disaster inflicted. He soon discovered that perhaps the chief obstacle to accomplishing his objectives would be the inherent weakness in the secretary of defenses powers as defined in the National Security Act. After an Air Force captain briefed them on the weather and terrain conditions peculiar to the area, the rescuers set off at 0840 the next morning. 4-6 Dec 1989: Forrestal visited Naples, which became a unique evolution when she required simultaneous usage of a port anchor, 10 mooring lines, two kedge anchors, and two mooring buoys to stay in the inner harbor of the crowded port. Hovedvejen 31 Hjarnø 7130 Jue... 7130 Juelsminde. The distance between the two assignments is about 1,500 miles as the crow flies. 12 Jun 1991: A Tomcat from VF-31 flew a long-range, 2,000 nautical mile round trip TARPS mission to the Gulf of Sollum anchorage to monitor the Libyans. Commander Herbert A. Their most significant strike became a massive raid against the Thanh Hoa Bridge Railroad Bypass and Ferry Terminals. The crew heroically fought the fire and carried armed bombs to the side of the ship to throw them overboard for 13 hours. After flying training runs on the Greek range, aircraft flew presence and combat air patrol overhead during the President's stay. 28 Aug-8 Oct 1987: As part of her pre-deployment work-ups, the ship took part in Ocean Safari '87, which included a six-week cruise in the North Atlantic, highlighted by operations with NATO forces posing as aggressors lurking in Norwegian fjords. The citation states in part: "Despite a manning reduction of more than 1,000 personnel, two homeport changes, and the first-ever integration of more than 300 women to the crew, the officers, men and women of Forrestal exercised tremendous flexibility, resourcefulness and professionalism in meeting every operational commitment. The Corsair II struck a parked Corsair II and a Prowler on the aft portion of the deck packed with aircraft, and careened across the ship in a ball of flames. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information. 26-27 Feb 1966: Spanish LGEN Avales, that country's air defense force commander, visited Forrestal for an underway orientation.
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