CV-59

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CV-59 is the hull classification and pennant number of USS Forrestal, the lead ship of the U.S. Navy’s Forrestal-class supercarriers and one of the first supercarriers ever built.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
CV-59 canonical 3

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Forrestal-class aircraft carrier ⓘ
aircraft carrier ⓘ
aircraft carrier class ⓘ
hull classification symbol ⓘ
pennant number ⓘ
person ⓘ
supercarrier ⓘ
airWingCapacity 70–90 aircraft ⓘ
builder Newport News Shipbuilding ⓘ
callSign Forrestal ⓘ
catapultType steam catapult ⓘ
class Forrestal class ⓘ
commissionedDate 1955-10-01 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
crewComplement approximately 5000 ⓘ
decommissionedDate 1993-09-11 ⓘ
displacement approximately 60000 tons ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
flag Flag of the United States ⓘ
flightDeckType angled flight deck ⓘ
followedBy Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier ⓘ
homeport Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ
hullNumber CV-59 ⓘ
identifies USS Forrestal ⓘ
IMO not applicable (naval vessel) ⓘ
laidDownDate 1952-07-14 ⓘ
launchDate 1954-12-11 ⓘ
length 325 meters ⓘ
locationOfScrapping Brownsville, Texas ⓘ
linked to: Brownsville
namedAfter James Forrestal ⓘ
linked to: James V. Forrestal
notableEvent 1967 fire in the Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
pennantNumber CV-59 ⓘ
positionHeld United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ
precededBy Midway-class aircraft carrier ⓘ
propulsion conventional steam turbines ⓘ
role aircraft carrier ⓘ
attack carrier ⓘ
scrappedDate 2015-02-04 ⓘ
shipyard Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company ⓘ
status scrapped ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Vietnam War ⓘ
type conventional-powered aircraft carrier ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USS Forrestal → hullNumber → CV-59 ⓘ
subject linked to: CV-59
USS Forrestal → pennantNumber → CV-59 ⓘ
subject linked to: CV-59