Articles by W. J. Aston

The first jet age carrier of the U.S. Navy - USS "Forrestal"

Jet Age Carrier

By Lieutenant (J.G.) W. J. Aston, U. S. Navy
May 1956
On July 12, 1951, the Navy announced that the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company had been awarded a contract to build CVA-59. This ship, the first carrier to be ...