Ship Name: U.S.S. FORRESTAL (CVA 59)

Event: Commissioning at Norfolk Navy Shipyard in Portsmouth, VA

Date: October 1, 1955

Condition: No tears or stains. Slight crease along right side. Please ignore any cross-hatch pattern on the postcard, it is not on the card (probably had the scanner resolution set too high). See photos for full view of condition.