page_title: Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
hierarchical_section_title: Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CV-59) underway at sea in 1987. Various aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 6 (CVW-6) are visible on deck.
context_page_description: The Forrestal-class aircraft carriers were four aircraft carriers designed and built for the United States Navy in the 1950s. It was the first class of supercarriers, combining high tonnage, deck-edge elevators and an angled deck. The first ship was commissioned in 1955, the last decommissioned in 1998.
context_section_description: The Forrestal-class aircraft carriers were four aircraft carriers designed and built for the United States Navy in the 1950s. It was the first class of supercarriers, combining high tonnage, deck-edge elevators and an angled deck. The first ship was commissioned in 1955, the last decommissioned in 1998.
caption: USS Forrestal
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