USS Forrestal (CV-59) 1-2400

USS Forrestal (CV-59) Deck — 1-2400 Scale Deck Decal
 
Historically accurate 1-2400 scale aircraft carrier deck decal representing USS Forrestal (CV-59) in the Cold War Deck configuration.
 
This Cold War Deck version represents the ship’s jet-era configuration as depicted by the Alnavco/Superior miniature. Flight-deck markings, defensive systems, and aircraft-handling arrangements changed during refits and air-wing transitions, so the ship’s appearance varied by deployment and date.
 
Historical Information
The USS Forrestal (CVA/CV-59) was the lead ship of the Forrestal class and the first U.S. carrier designed from the outset as a large jet-age supercarrier. Built by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, she was commissioned on October 1, 1955.
 
Forrestal spent most of her career with the Atlantic Fleet and Sixth Fleet, making repeated Mediterranean and NATO deployments. During her only Vietnam War deployment, a catastrophic flight-deck fire on July 29, 1967 killed 134 sailors; the repaired carrier later returned to service and supported operations including Operation Earnest Will in the Persian Gulf.
 
Key Historical Details:
Commissioned: October 1, 1955
Class: Forrestal class
Number in Class: 4 ships
Primary Theater: Atlantic, Mediterranean, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf
Major Operations: Sixth Fleet and NATO deployments, Lebanon crisis operations, 1967 Vietnam War deployment, and Operation Earnest Will
Aircraft Complement: Typically approximately 70–90 aircraft, depending on era. Air groups included aircraft such as the F-4 Phantom II, A-4 Skyhawk, A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair II, E-2 Hawkeye, and later the F-14 Tomcat.
Final Disposition: Decommissioned and stricken September 11, 1993; dismantled at Brownsville, Texas, with scrapping completed in 2015.
 
Model Compatibility
This 1-2400 scale deck decal is specifically sized and fitted to the now-defunct Alnavco/Superior model 4A32 FORRESTAL CVA pewter casting.