Follow us on bonanza.com ADD US TO YOUR SAVED SELLERS LIST! USS FORRESTAL mens embroidered polo shirt. Sizes extra small to 6XL. Tall sizes available in LT to 4XLT. Buy with confidence. We are a trusted seller for over 20 years. See our other listings. All shirts purchased will be sewn similar to shirts pictured. She was America's very first supercarrier. The men and women who sailed on her affectionately called her the FID, standing for First In Defense because James Forrestal was the first ever Secretary of Defense. USS Forrestal (CV-59), formerly AVT-59 and CVA-59, was a supercarrier named after the first Secretary of Defense James Forrestal. Commissioned in 1955, she was the first completed supercarrier, and was the lead ship of her class. Unlike the successor Nimitz class, Forrestal and her class were conventionally powered. The other carriers of her class were USS Saratoga, USS Ranger and USS Independence. She superseded the World War II Japanese carrier Shinano as the largest aircraft carrier ever built in terms of full load displacement and was the first to specifically support jet aircraft. Forrestal served for nearly four decades in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific. She was decommissioned in 1993, and made available as a museum. Attempts to save her were unsuccessful, however, and in February 2014 she was towed to Brownsville, Texas, to be scrapped. Scrapping was completed in December 2015. Honor the "FID" and wear this shirt with pride anywhere. Please email any questions before purchasing. Thanks very much for looking!