Royal Australian Navy will commission the first of three new destroyers today (On 23 September). In continuing our reflective stories of previous ships that have carried the name HMAS Hobart, this is ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The nightmarish accident, combined with two other cataclysmic carrier fires, forced the Navy to implement major reforms of its safety culture—but the Forrestal ...

Key Points and Summary - In 1963, a U.S. Navy KC-130F Hercules turned “impossible” into routine by operating from the deck of the supercarrier USS Forrestal. -As part of a Super COD trial, Lt. Jim ...

A bell rang 134 times Monday on the east knoll of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, each peal in memory of a sailor who died aboard the USS Forrestal 35 years ago. The aircraft carrier was in the Gulf of ...

Sometimes the stories I encounter in this job leave me stunned. To wit, I recently spoke with Aviation Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Anthony O’Malley, who served aboard the USS Forrestal during a ...

Summary and Key Points: The USS Saratoga (CV-60), a Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, played a pivotal role in the U.S. Navy’s Cold War strategy. Launched in 1956, it was designed to operate jet ...

Over mankind’s short time on this earth, War has evolved from chaotic bloodshed to hard science. It is based on deliberate chemical reactions to control machines and create devastation. We have become ...

NEW HANOVER, NC (WWAY) — On July 29th, 1967, the USS Forrestal went up in flames, a turning point in US naval history. To honor the men who were injured or killed that day, the USS Forrestal ...