USS Forrestal.mpg

[kangsan2014]

It makes me sad decommissioning and watching ships get blown up in the water to use as artificial reefs. Hopefully, they never do it to the Kitty Hawk.

[whemadre]

I worked night shift and during the day and sometimes I hungout on a skinny hanging catwalk under the angle deck and watched the dolphins. Great experience. I was an AQF-3 in VA-83 in charge of night shift.

[AwWDaMnimLeGiT]

airman abby on ship 1988 to 1991

[pdu999]

My nugget tour was on FID with CVW-6, have my first centurion and top-ten patches from her decks. Sent me off on a flying carrier through just a coupla years ago. Was an Awesome ship, a great team. May she rest in peace with Davey Jones...

[GALVESTON340]

..BS!! Obama CAN'T SINK HER!! First carrier designed from the keel up with an angle deck?? Didn't sinklike that POS "Sara"!! We have to save her!!

CAG-17 deployed from '76-'79 here. I hated her...but loved her at the same time....

AX-2 here with HS-3 out of NAS JAX...

[Bancroft98]

ABH3

[denisk45]

Did two cruises 1975-1976 with VF-11......thank you so much for posting

[pettyofficer30]

When I was stationed in Newport in 02-06, we always had our Navy security boats on the water watching over her and Saratoga.

[coalesce99]

My dad was on the Forrestal in '67 during the accident/fire.

[lagaborn]

@coalesce99 my dad was there too :)

[lagaborn]

@coalesce99 my dad was there as well

[tafarrier]

89-91 i was on her last cruise..i was on P-AFT ENG #2 Aux eng room.

Ive got more in this ship then you guys...

my DAD was Gerald Farrier ABHC\

(the one with the fire exextinguisher after the missle shot off)..

he died when the bomb blew..

the navy named the fire training center at norfolk va after him..

may she sail on in history never to be forgoten

[sohcsarewicked]

I just read they are going to cut her up and recycle instead of sinking them to keep the waters clean :)

[Tamadrummer1981]

It's a shame to see such a historic ship get mistreated by sinking her.

[loueye]

Served in S-7 division 70-72

[JJiJo27]

thank you for sharing

[fly40n]

Weapons Dept Office, 9/73 to 6/76.

[rimrocker316]

Proud to serve 89-93 (V4- DIV_ ABF Marty

[rockinredneck57]

Proud to serve on her. May 77- Oct-80. She needs a few gallons of red lead and some deck gray and she'll be ready again!

[rockinredneck57]

Proud to serve on her. May 77- Oct-80.

[oLdSkOoLkisS]

served as an AB from '88-'92

[navycv591]

thank you for posting this video clip i was a damage control firefighter from 1990-1992 i gave blood, swet and tiers to that ship it kills me inside to know i will never be able to show my kids around her or to run through her decks and knee nockers again. thank you very much for the update and video

[plclee]

Loved being a part of the crew on the Forrestal. Sailed her last cruise to Southeast Asia and decommed her in Philly. Memories of a time I will never forget. RIP FID.

[demadmex2000]

What a ship... The FID is what she was referred to as... First In Defense. I'm proud to have served aboard such a great carrier!

[ryanstiles]

Thank you for the video. I cried when I heard the Forrestal was leaving Newport. Its sad that we couldn't get the money to make this a museum.

Godamn Mafiosos who run this state!! They're destroying america!

[urudofsky]

Wonderful video! Thanks.  Ulrich Rudofsky