USS Forrestal (CVA-59) enters port at Naples, Italy, circa early 1959. Mount Vesuvius is in the distance. Aircraft visible on deck include A3D-2 bombers of squadron VAH-5, F4D-1 fighters of squadron VF-102 and A4D-2 attack planes of squadron VA-12. This photograph was released by the Department of Defense on 19 May 1959. Forrestal's 1958-59 Sixth Fleet tour had ended on 12 March of that year. Official Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. USS Forrestal (CVA-59) forward flight deck off Naples in 1959

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