The ship was affectionately called " The FID " , because her namesake was the first Secretary of Defense , FID standing for " '' ' F '' ' irst '' ' I '' 'n '' 'D '' ' efense " . This is also the slogan on the ship 's insignia and patch . She was also informally known in the fleet as the " USS Zippo " and " Forest Fire " or " Firestal " because of a number of highly publicized fires on board , most notably a 1967 fire in which 134 sailors died and 161 more were injured
1967 fire
1967 USS Forrestal fire
USS Forrestal (CV-59)