This Military Service Page was created/owned by
John Leindecker (Eric), CWO4
to remember
Browne, Robert (Downtown Bobby Brown), SCPO USN(Ret).
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Contact Info
Last Address 4731 Cedar Hills Dr Millington TN
Date of Passing Feb 03, 2009
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Last Known Activity:
Retired
Other Comments:
I am retired and enjoying life, I highly recommend it to all my friends.
NEC AZ-0000-Aviation Maintenance Administrationman
Base, Station or City NOB Norfolk
State/Country Virginia
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USS Forrestal (CVA-59) Details
USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59) (later CV-59 and AVT-59)
CLASS - FORRESTAL
Displacement 56,000 Tons, Dimensions, 1039' (oa) x 129' 1" x 37' (Max)
Armament 8 x 5"/54, 100 Aircraft.
Armor, Unknown.
Machinery, 260,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 33 Knots, Crew 3800 - 4280.
Named after
CVA-59 was named after James Vincent Forrestal (1892-1949). He became the first Under Secretary of the Navy in August 1940, charged with building the world's largest Fleet. His brilliant work in procurement and production led to his appointment as the 48th Secretary of the Navy in May 1944. Forrestal carried out this new assignment with such distinction that he was the natural choice as the first Secretary of Defense, a position to which he was appointed in September 1947, and in which he continued outstanding service to the Nation, until he resigned in March 1949. He had served in the US Navy as a naval aviator during World War I.
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