USS Forrestal (CVA-59)

USS Forrestal (CVA-59) (later CV-59 and AVT-9) was a United States Navy aircraft carrier, the lead ship of a new class of "supercarriers", named after Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal.

Decommissioning

Forrestal was decommissioned 11 September 1993 at Pier 6E in Philadelphia, and was stricken from the Navy List the same day. Currently, she is on donation hold as a museum ship and memorial at the Naval Station, Newport, Rhode Island.

Related Topics:
11 September - 1993 - Navy List - Museum ship - Newport, Rhode Island

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