USS Forrestal

Summary

USS Forrestal is a supercarrier^[1]. It draws 6,259 Wikipedia views per month (supercarrier category, ranking #16 of 26).^[2]

Key Facts

• USS Forrestal's instance of is recorded as supercarrier^[3].
• USS Forrestal is operated by United States Navy^[4].
• James Forrestal is named after USS Forrestal^[5].
• USS Forrestal's manufacturer is recorded as Newport News Shipbuilding^[6].
• USS Forrestal's vessel class is recorded as Forrestal-class aircraft carrier^[7].
• USS Forrestal's Commons category is recorded as USS Forrestal (CV-59)^[8].
• USS Forrestal's country of origin is recorded as United States^[9].
• USS Forrestal's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.885458333333, 'longitude': -75.178227777778}^[10].
• USS Forrestal's significant event is recorded as conflagration^[11].
• USS Forrestal's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[12].
• USS Forrestal's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[13].
• USS Forrestal's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[14].
• USS Forrestal's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning^[15].
• USS Forrestal's pennant number is recorded as CV-59^[16].
• USS Forrestal's location of creation is recorded as Newport News^[17].
• USS Forrestal's date of official opening is recorded as December 11, 1955^[18].
• USS Forrestal's short name is recorded as Forrestal^[19].
• USS Forrestal's call sign is recorded as NJVF^[20].
• USS Forrestal's name is recorded as USS Forrestal^[21].
• USS Forrestal's country of registry is recorded as United States^[22].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for USS Forrestal include Forrestal-class aircraft carrier^[23], a ship class^[24], founded in 1954^[25] and 1967 it fire^[26], a conflagration^[27], in Vietnam^[28].

Why It Matters

USS Forrestal draws 6,259 Wikipedia views per month (supercarrier category, ranking #16 of 26).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

Entities named for it include Forrestal-class aircraft carrier^[23], a ship class^[24], founded in 1954^[25] and 1967 it fire^[26], a conflagration^[27], in Vietnam^[28].