Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
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The Forrestal-class aircraft carriers were four aircraft carriers designed and built for the United States Navy in the 1950s. The class ship was named for James Forrestal, the first United States Secretary of Defense. It was the first class of supercarriers, combining high tonnage, deck-edge elevators and an angled deck. The first ship was commissioned in 1955, the last decommissioned in 1998. The four ships of the class were scrapped in Brownsville, Texas, between 2014 and 2017.
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USS Forrestal | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Forrestal class |
Builders | |
Operators | United States Navy |
Preceded by | Midway class |
Succeeded by | Kitty Hawk class and Enterprise class |
Built | 14 July 1952 – 6 June 1958 |
In commission | 1 October 1955 – 30 September 1998 |
Completed | 4 |
Scrapped | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Aircraft carrier |
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Beam |
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Draft | 35 ft 9 in (10.90 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h) |
Complement | 4,378 |
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Aircraft carried |
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Aviation facilities | 326 m × 77 m (1,069 ft 7 in × 252 ft 7 in) flight deck
4 Steam catapults 4 Deck edge aircraft elevators 3 Hangar Decks |
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