Forrestal (CVA 59) - Naval Cruise Book

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g t , The FORRESTAL is compartmented as no other ship ever built. The Vital machinery spaces are distributed so ,astoiminimize disablement due to enemy attack. From ,her bottomtup are lengthwise torpedo defense bulkheads,7'.,0r.1DH6T hulls, which give herunprecedented protection against torpedo attackg,lnr,ta113. the FORRESTAL' has 1,240 watertight e'Commitmentsflcoma. pared to 1 100 in the MIDWAY and 75.0 in the'ESSEXclass, i lWhat this ,means in practical terms can beiffiuustratedfiibyfihe battle record of the .ESSEX class , shipsg fTh,efNavy's carriers. sf. this '2i7,100?tO11i ,class fought 0 some: Of 'the-,mOSi ffUlTi011Sf ,and pr0tractediaCtiO1iSl 0fiWOf1diftWfif,tt1Ui-1 tirg L irni iitg tirri 9552 TiieyididaevefvikiaaifsfidiftyjiobgThen?,fbughtlsi1bniafiiies,igtiifaEQ ships, aircraft, and shorefbased gunS4 j,T,h,eY took, b0mbSsal?0l'l5i91g d0eg,isgunfire,leeandlrkamikazeertNi0tl01iei WHS i1OSt4l0f22, CaSeSilf0f.tl batt1e1.damageQ'i0I1lv 1OtEWereSeVeirG2 eh.OP1ShlglftO,2rGqU1I6 lrepaifsilin., a shipyard.. Iiiri37gWOfdgiirthCf750FCOII1Pi1ff1T1,911lJ'ESSEX Oefrisrsgaret .very Safe ships: TheMIDWAYC1aS.S',..iWith,t11l41O0iiSP1f0pQrti01i1Hte31 SafC?i, iftfgQ,-g ,itit ti'i , irttt , igixf gigi 752'jfxrfff:fQ4f tili Apart from herfplaflestithe FORRESTAL TPQQSSQSSQS-3. P0WC?fL11l stingfia ,her guns.:These!v1ikeifheiirgU.DSi0f lia1lmOder1'i3 Cafriersiare Bureau gof.1ofdnance,expiainedra carrier depends Oh,the,stfiiki1is5e TFQRRESTAUS air?eiscreiengfllsheiihas ibatteissiiof lrapid-fireitfivea tttii iiisiiiblfiiigliliiitifCDL1DledftO'p3D.lf31f?CtI0Hi,Ci fire-COh1Qf01i SYSPMH lthatifgivej the jfi1T6,P0W9f lSfBf1t61'nllh?PU l3h3l?g0fF WY-Othel' i exlstmg Cainer? , Thesefltprtviasng,fgoiabineiii w1th.jgu.nstaad.fireitCohtro1gystefir t .FURRESTAL greawfthanfhaf Of any Whesafflsrleslllbsaamsd the ofothefiexisting fewer. fmkertheiiship an impfessiveiy fotishg to. the glatel James VincentirFsffsSta1..alideleslattflbueri tenths icustclinier tinany anti engagement It isrtestimiafed that Sherran unstihtsd dsv0tiO,a,t0 abSorbt1.as YHUCI1lleiS',.50i7i'8f9?f?f Qdamase thaiiihs ifofmidable Ouistandinsrisitizeiirafri0vaG0VsfHeeHft , MIDWAYs1aSSShiPS-t J g t t 0 tarvj7ofiNavy,'Secretary-.ofi'iNaiVy?4f7H1idiSthejFirstSecfetaryvof 'fi rtir' rettrt t'rr 'ff' 1 T U Y 0 ,p j. , ff p i , sheerrphyscalrbulkof iheF0RR-ESTAL allrbuinumbs the . '1 rlrt giir gf fimagi,nationtof,oneiseeinggher forthe first time. From adistance the .easy,tapering lines ofthe: immensehull camouflage her, size. keel, igigW?Siii.51?,1'lii fllttl? closferfview brings her' greatwdimenSi.ons into true proportionr fessvlblsncetsnthe The Her.kee1.ieaS.in thetb0tf0m.0ffhe shipway, 45 feet below ground ti,meg.,the,Pf5gWE1sQ,noQdisS6DSio,n,j,I!OQqL1CS'DiOf?-fjT11iSfCiYI1? gthejD2itiO15i level, thefliaringstemicurves197 feet into the skyfabove thepkeel. knewflthat the carrier.fwasft6,,,'be,,Qpar,tlofithefpriceof-omqsafetyl i l elf therEmpirefState'Building Could be laid alongside the ship, with Insteadiiiof fi?Jhiahdfulf'lfiftfiglliillbififdi5511d7fiN3VYiE5Cf5Oif11??1,i3i213iShi .ifi l if it s i if i T T - lOffiCi41Sfff0ffi.Gi76f3?i1111i1it3fY.fiIidCiiiliellLbfllidliiiefffheiE5V9iT11i i i iiiii if if 0 i i i i if i i meh?QtfefidffdfQEX.!SlGCret2iYiSui1liS?fi1if,Si ii1SC5fQ1i2 e i ii'i DsPuWg DsfeHSeierSf1CfetafY.gW1a- gCf. F0Stsrg.ded1sated the new Vessellto Vffltheg freedom Of thsigssasiilllidefenselsoflourisormtryiand Vyf' iiyi i ig,, 'ii'i, ,i,. ',r' The FoRRESTAL' bie fher'F1eet1.He.r.lCOfr1p1e11if:f11ttdfzmfasithafiT1002555-iidiiifirediplanes Will lbGHb1e.if0i dG1iV9f 'l?119t3f0H1iCiibQ1f1bQi0ll,fHrgQfSl1f?lf?be3'.011S1l1thff5 reachfof earlier Carrierebasedrairlcrafiii fTheJs1V1lip7s Qrqisingfradius lisp C0m'paraib1e .tot those, ofthe fMIDWAiY7and1'ESSEXlclass Carriers: iMQl60V6T, herd Ciesighj WHS, imodifiedfiri, i12Gr1iiitifBf3iSyi refueling at seas. Her great speed will providejthe T elementfof surprise that thetlfasticarrier groups of lWorldfWarfIl proved so valuable. Herlspeed nisjanj important safetyffactor also, iforfthe ability to outrun the 6Il6U1yii'lS the nextbestithingitoloutgunning him. lnWorld War II, British carrier commandersireportedmany instances of watching the approach of ..Nazili,high.-altitude bombers, seeing the bombs drop, giving the order .toitakeevasive action, and 2 changing course in time to seei. the bombs fall harmlessly behind the ship. A vessel slowed by massive armor does not have this mobility.Carrierlexperience in the Pacific showed that ships with many bulkheaded' compartments below could control damage to an astonishing degree. The hull compartments prevent the spreadiof fire and help contain the effect of internal explosions. Equally important for a carrier, the effect of a torpedo in, say, the port side can be neutralized by flooding a starboard compartment. The ship can thus be kept on an even keel, able to handle her planes. T its ifthiAveni1e 61iffHI1Ce even with the stem,the giantpropellers Wmlldl brush the Spire atop the buildisngis tower. 0 Th9i1?3UgH1TpdGCk,. where planes are stored, is the length of i2V2 fullfsize football fields. The total area of her flight deck is nearly our acres. T126 i30mp1eX function of any aircraft carries involves a maze of In ef 00141118 englneeflng problems almost inconceivable to most ly- iso.Theg1F0RRESTALr'S 14.240, gC0mPaffmsDtS1.msksfiber? lightg Ast! iRlearlQAdii1ire1t.l.Mfi F4fSChOCffe1i,'Chi6f.VlOf2ffh6g. 0 fherfplanes Offense. defense: Hoivvevergto fake i'CH1'6fZOfiii2iliYQhostilef 3i1'Cf3f'Uifth3i3l .imight 18911 ltihf0Ug1?lQl1?9'