Title: USS Forrestal, August, 1967 Description: Damage to the port stern of the USS Forrestal (CV-59) while the carrier is at anchor in Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines; the damage had been caused by a freak explosion occurring at sea on July 29, 1967 that claimed the lives of 132 crew members and injured another sixty-two; the Forrestal, after extensive service, was decommissioned on September 11, 1993, and, as of 2007, the carrier was being prepared to be sunk as an artificial reef; Date: August 1, 1967 Category: World War II Keywords: aircraft carriers, airplanes, aviation, U.S. Navy, U.S. warships, Vietnam War Orientation: Portrait Dimensions: 1200 x 1416 (1.70 MPixels) (1.18) Print Size: 10.2 x 12.0 cm; 4.0 x 4.7 inches File Size: 4.87 MB (5,103,490 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000010829 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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