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| Keywords: CVA-42 deck edge water system NAN11-69.jpg A new major development in carrier fire prevention occurred on 26 May 1969 when the U S aircraft carrier USS Franklin D Roosevelt CVA-42 put to sea from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard Portsmouth Virginia USA after an 11-month overhaul which included installation of a deck edge spray system using a new seawater compatible fire-fighting chemical Light Water This development was a direct outcome of the fire aboard the USS Forrestal CVA-59 in 1967 U S Navy Naval Aviation News November 1969 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/1960s/1969/Nov69 pdf 1969 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Black and white photographs Black and white photographs in the 1960s Black and white photographs of ships Firefighting in the United States Navy 1969 in military history 1969 photographs USS Franklin D Roosevelt CV-42 | ||||
