Authentic USS Forrestal CVA-59 Aircraft Carrier Photo

Description: USS Forrestal (CVA-59, later CV-59, and AVT-59)The lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers, USS Forrestal (CVA-59) was commissioned on October 1, 1955, at Newport News, Virginia. As the U.S. Navy's first "supercarrier", she operated in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, providing support during the Lebanon crisis in 1958. Forrestal deployed numerous times to the Mediterranean until 1966 when she received an overhaul. Ordered to the Pacific, she was sent to provide additional airpower during the Vietnam War. On July 29, 1967, tragedy struck when she suffered a huge fire on her flight deck, resulting in the loss of more than 130 men and numerous aircraft. In spite of the accident, the Navy learned fire-fighting lessons still in practice today. Repaired in 1968, Forrestal returned to the Mediterranean and deployed numerous times to the region in the next seven years. Reclassified as CV-59 in 1975, she served as the host ship for the United States Bicentennial celebrations in July 1976 at New York City, New York. In the following years, Forrestal was active in confronting Libya in March 1981 and received a Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) from 1983-85. In the late 1980s, she participated in Operation Earnest Will protecting merchant tankers in the the Middle East region. During the Persian Gulf war in 1990-91, she was on standby in the Atlantic and provided air support during Operation Provide Comfort to assist the Kurds in 1991. Following this operation, she became a training carrier and was re-designated AVT-59. Decommissioned on September 1993, Forrestal was eventually scrapped in December 2015 following unsuccessful efforts to turn her into a museum ship. A model of Forrestal can be found in the America's War In Vietnam section at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy (Cold War Gallery). Image: KN-4507 (Color): USS Forrestal (CVA-59), underway at sea, May 31, 1962. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Description: Photo is scanned from original photo please check photo with your own standards. We guarantee that item you see and we describe it is is the item you will receive. Condition: it's never been folded, no chipped on corners, no faint on color Photo Size: 8x10Shipping :Orders are shipped within 2 business day after cleared payment is received. Business days do not include Saturdays, Sundays and Official Holidays.Please note we only ship to PayPal address. Before you pay, please make sure your address in PayPal is right. If not, please let us know before we send you the package, or we will not be responsible for any loss.Photo Size: Feedbacks:Feedbacks is very important for us , please don't leave a Neutral or Negative feedback before you contact with us .We believe that a good communication will be helpful for solving the problems .Wish you will have a pleasure shopping experience !Payment Methods:Prefer PayPalContact Us:Please use the link "Ask the Seller Question" or send "eBay message" in your "My eBay" to contact us.Due to the 12 hours time difference between West and Asia, we will reply you within 24 hours.If you have any question with the transaction or you do not satisfied with the item, please feel free to contact with us before you leave any feedback, we will respond you within 24 hours.Please don’t leave Negative or Natural feedback without contacting us first, just give me a chance to make you satisfied.Thank you for visiting our eBay account and have a pleasant day

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Location: Paramus, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-02-18T18:01:40.000Z

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