Dedicated to the World's First Super Carrier

USS Forrestal CVA/CV/AVT-59

1955-1993

USS Forrestal Naval Museum patch

(credit: USS Forrestal Naval Museum, Inc., Bensalem, PA.)

What you will find here:



July 29,  1967

LETS NOT FORGET...

the 134 men who died on July 29,  1967. We all can take a few minutes on that important date to remember and say a prayer for them. On every morning of that date, at 1052 a.m. lets all pause for a moment of silence in rememberance of their supreme sacrifice.]

32nd Anniversary Memorial Service at the Farrier Fire Fighting School, Norfolk Naval Base, Norfolk VA on July 29th 1999. Click here for time and directions.


The Clock is ticking...............

5/2799

On May 26, 1999 The Board of Directors of the USS Forrestal Naval, Air and Space Museum (Tampa, FL) submitted it's application to the Navy to acguire the ship. This starts a six month countdown before the door will be closed to new applications. Get the full story from Tampa Bay Online.


My essay telling why even those who have never served in the navy should support saving Forrestal.

A thumb nail sketch of the life of James V. Forrestal, the man that Forrestal was named for.

A brief operational history of USS Forrestal.

A list of the commanding officers of USS Forrestal.

Special Section - July 29  1967 More detailed casualty list. Added 6/28/99.

My reference materials.

Links to help those who wish to help save Forrestal contribute to this cause. Tampa link added 2-17-99

Links to other naval related sites.

A list of hyperlinks to all active carriers.

E-mail addresses to people who are leading the effort to save Forrestal.

Information about me and my interest in Forrestal.

Individual webpages done by former crewmembers.

People who have been kind enough to help me. You don't undertake a project like this on your own. It's kind of like being on a ship...'ya gotta have friends.'

Read the first ten visitors' log entries.

Some of my mail.

Forrestal mishaps.

Help on getting correct information on the Navy's Ship Donation Program

©1998, 1999 Linda D. Bergeron unless otherwise credited.

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Please take a moment to learn about Lt. Charles Carroll Parish, USN

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