CV-59 USS Forrestal

Namesake. James Forrestal, (1892-1949) was the last Cabinet-level United States Secretary of the Navy and the first United States Secretary of Defense.
Ordered. 12 Jul 1951
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding, VA
Cost. US$217 million
Laid down. 14 Jul 1952
Launched. 11 Dec 1954
Acquired. 29 Sep 1955
Commissioned. 1 Oct 1955
Decommissioned. 11 Sep 1993
Reclassified:
CVA-59, 1 Oct 1952
CV-59, 30 Jun 1975
AVT-59, Feb 1992
Stricken. 11 Sep 1993
Motto. First in Defense
Fate. Scrapped, 15 Dec 2015
Class and type. Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
Displacement:
59,650 long tons (60,610 t) standard
81,101 long tons (82,402 t) full load
Length:
990 ft (300 m) at waterline
1,067 ft (325 m) overall
Beam:
129 ft 4 in (39.42 m) at waterline
238 ft (73 m) extreme width
Draft. 37 ft (11 m)
Propulsion:
4 Westinghouse geared Steam turbines, 8 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 4 shafts; 260,000 shp (190 MW)
Speed. 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement. 552 officers, 4,988 enlisted
Armament:
8 × 5"/54 Mk 42 guns (removed)
Mk 29 NATO Sea Sparrow,
Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft carried approx. 85