Name: USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1960 Cruise Shirt
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USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1960 Cruise ShirtUSS Forrestal (CVA 59) was the first purpose built supercarrier of the postwar era, commissioned in 1955 and named for James V. Forrestal, the first Secretary of Defense. Designated as an attack carrier, she set the template for every fleet carrier that followed the angled deck, the size, the capability and deployed repeatedly to the Mediterranean as one of the most powerful warships in the world. In July 1967, a catastrophic fire on her flight deck

trained alongside allied forces

CVA-66 was among the first carriers surged into the Gulf of Tonkin in response

From NATO operations in the Adriatic to surface presence across the 6th Fleet's area of operations

The sailors who served at Gonzo Station in 1980 earned every stripe of that service

USS Anzio (CG-68) was already in the fight

The Mediterranean in 1984 was no backwater — it was a Cold War front line

As a cornerstone of carrier battle group operations

USS Anzio (CG-68) deployed in 1998 as Saddam Hussein pushed the limits of international patience

Iran seized American hostages

the stakes were real

and every sailor aboard — from the flight deck to the engine room — contributed to the effort

the crew of this guided-missile cruiser knew they had been part of something historic