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Originally Posted by bunk22
I loved the T-2C, got my fist traps in it.
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What year did the C-2/E-2 VT get rid of its' final T-2C?
What boat did you go to?
I noticed that this T-2C had the Forrestal on its' tail.
I often say that I broke the USS Forrestal. My initial CQ (May '92) was the first and only class I believe to have CQ'ed on the USS Forrestal as THE training carrier. It went back into the yards after that it I remember right and never came out again.
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The year ended with Forrestal making advanced preparations for a change of homeport to Pensacola, Florida, and the transition into a new role as the Navy's training carrier, replacing Lexington. Forrestal was redesignated AVT-59 and arrived in Pensacola on 4 February. The ship and crew returned to New Orleans for a visit in May, 1992. Forrestal arrived in Philadelphia 14 September 1992 to begin a 14-month, $157 million complex overhaul prior to assuming duties as a training carrier. In early 1993, however, the Navy decided to decommission Forrestal and leave the Navy without a dedicated training carrier.
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