The USS United States ultimately influenced the more practical USS Forrestal-class, marking the birth of the modern supercarrier and advancing carrier-based nuclear capabilities. USS United States ...

Summary and Key Points: The USS Ranger (CVA-61), a Forrestal-class "supercarrier," was the first U.S. aircraft carrier designed with an angled deck. -Commissioned in the late 1950s, it served in ...

and USS Forrestal (CV 59). Graduating from the National War College in 1987, he reported as executive officer of Strike Fighter Squadron 81 and assumed command of the "Sunliners" in May 1989, ...