FORRESTAL AVT 59

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Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

    Forrestal Class Attack Carrier
    Keel Laid July 14 1952 as Large Aircraft Carrier (CVB)
    Redesignated Attack Carrier (CVA) during construction
    Launched December 11 1954

  1. USS FORRESTAL CVA-59
    Commissioned October 1 1955

  2. USS FORRESTAL CV-59
    Redesignated Aircraft Carrier (CV) July 1 1975

  3. USS FORRESTAL AVT-59
    Redesignated Auxiliary Aircraft Transport (Training) (AVT) February 4 1992
    Decommissioned September 30 1993

    Currently awaiting disposal at Newport, R.I.

Naval Covers

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  1. USS Forrestal AVT/CV/CVA-59 Covers Page 1    (1955-93)

 

Postmarks

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A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.


 

Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date To		 Thumbnail Link
To
Close-Up Image		 Thumbnail Link
To
Full Cover Image


 

Locy Type 2r

USS VALCOUR AVP-55

1954-12-11

No Image

Launching. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson


 

Locy Type
2 1955

1955-10-25

As CVA-59


 

Locy Type
2 1958

1959-10-27

As CVA-59


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (CVA,USS)

1965-09-19

As CVA-59


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. F-39

1962-05-16

As CVA-59


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. F-39a

1965-09-19

As CVA-59


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. F-39c

1977-09-17

As CV-59


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (D1,USS)

1982-12-25

As CV-59


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (D2,USS)

1985-10-13

As CV-59
Navy Day
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (A,USS)

1990-12-25

As CV-59


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (A,USS)

1990-10-01

As CV-59. 35th Anniversary, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (AVT,USS)

1993-09-11

As AVT-59
Inactivation Ceremony
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

Locy Type
7dit(n+u)
(USS,POW/MIA)

1971-10-18

As CVA-59


 

Locy Type
7tnu

1971-10-18

As CVA-59


 

Locy Type
7t(n+u) (USS)

1968-09-02

As CVA-59


 

Locy Type
9-1(n+u) (B,USS,CV)

1987-11-21

As CV-59
Dependent's Cruise, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

Locy Type
9-1(n+u) (B,USS,CV)

1990-10-01

As CV-59
35th Anniversary, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

Locy Type
9-1(n+u) (A,USS,CV)

1992-02-04

As AVT-59


 

Locy Type
9-1(n+u) (USS,AVT)

1992-02-04

As AVT-59


 

Locy Type
LDC 2-1(n+) (CV)

1993-09-30

Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

Locy Type
LDC 9-1(n+u) (CV)

1993-09-30

Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS



 

USPS Pictorial

"First Forrestal
Reunion Station"

Philadelphia PA

1983-07-15

Shipmate Reunion. Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

USPS Pictorial

"First Forrestal
Reunion Station"

Philadelphia PA

1983-07-16

Shipmate Reunion. Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

Mailer's Postmark Permit #18203

1998-09-14

No Image

Transferred to Newport RI. Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - James Vincent Forrestal (1892-1949)
Forrestal was named First Under Secretary of the Navy in August 1940, charged with building the world's largest Fleet. His brilliant work in procurement and production led to his appointment as the 48th Secretary of the Navy in May 1944. Forrestal carried out this new assignment with such distinction that he was the natural choice as the first Secretary of Defense, a position to which he was appointed in September 1947, and in which he continued outstanding service to the Nation, until he resigned in March 1949. He had served in the U.S. Navy as a naval aviator during World War I

 

 

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