Fight Deck Ape wrote:
In the spring of
1959 my ship, the aircraft carrier HMCS Bonaventure, was tied-up alongside the USS Forrestal at Norfolk Naval base. As luck would have it, I met up with one of the crew of the Forrestal at the EM's club where he invited me to go on board his ship.
I jumped at the chance and was impressed at the size of it compared to my ship which was a light-fleet carrier (20,000 tons).
It certainly was the largest ship I ever boarded.
Yes, it was BIG, though nothing compared to today's carriers.