That is certainly true of the families of the 134 who were killed aboard the USS Forrestal (CV-59) in July 1967, while another 161 were injured. USS Forrestal had been the U.S. Navy’s first ...

The same could not be said of the fire that broke out on the USS Forrestal (CV-59) in July 1967, in which 134 were killed and another 161 injured. It was also, sadly, not an isolated incident.

On July 29, 1967, a Zuni rocket aboard USS Forrestal (CV-59) fired unexpectedly and ignited a series of explosions that sparked a fire that burned for the better part of a day. The fire killed 134 ...

The USS Ranger, the third of the class ... class were constructed during the 1950’s, the Forrestal (CVN-59), Saratoga (CVN-60), Ranger (CV-61) and Independence (CV-62). Compared to its ...

When the Navy decommissioned the USS Forrestal (CV-59), it was meant to become a museum. Unfortunately, that didn't work out, so the Navy considered sinking it and turning it into an artificial reef.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The aircraft carrier USS Forrestal, out of service for 20 years, is being sold to a Brownsville, Texas, scrap company for a penny, the Navy says. All Star Metals bid $ ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Thursday marks 54 years since a deadly fire broke out on the former USS Forrestal aircraft carrier, killing more than 100 Sailors. On July 29, 1967, the Forrestal was off the ...

22—The former USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) aircraft carrier departed the ... to be scrapped at Brownsville, the former USS Forrestal, which arrived at the port in 2014, was 14 days in transit.

And when he descended down into the USS Forrestal in the immediate aftermath of a fire that killed 134 men 50 years ago, there was no darker sight. He and others were there to move the dead and ...

The decommissioned aircraft carrier Forrestal (AVT 59) was scheduled to begin its final ... the company will be paid $0.01 for dismantling and recycling ex-USS Forrestal, which is the lowest ...

The Ex-USS Forrestal, the first of the Navy's "supercarriers," is to be recycled by All Star Metals through a contract awarded Oct. 22, according to a Navy news release. "One cent is the lowest ...