Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1981. Southwest of iceland, a mini war was declared with the uss forrestal task group, before meeting up for passage south to florida. Mar, 1981, sep, 1981, mediterranean blue nose arctic circle. Once she arrived on march, the ship embarked approximately male dependents and relatives, and five days later, on 18 march, comcargru 2 ctf 60 crossdecked from john f.
Shipmate, if this is your first visit to the new uss forrestal cvacvavt59 association website please be sure to sign our crew guestbook. After a repair period, forrestal deployed for her 17th mediterranean cruise on 8 june 1982, and operated in the eastern mediterranean in support of the lebanon contingency force of 800 u. Here you can download the uss forrestal cva 59 mediterranean cruise book 1971 as a high resolution. Mediterranean cruise 19641965 uss forrestal cruise book on. Uss forrestal cv59 1981 mediterranean cruise book deployment log cruisebook. He ended his 40 year career as chief of staff to the supreme. Great deals from u s naval history store on uss cv cruise. Each digital book is the same price regardless of its size or rarity. William edward ellis november 7, 1908 september 26, 1982 was a vice admiral in the u.
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