need help: 1/600 style!

i'm currently researching for close ups of the uss forrestal. i recently bought the 1/600 airfix kit. i thought it might be a cool project. this is my first ship build. i want to a good job at it and would like to know where i might find metal photo-etched parts to bring out a look of realism and any photos of the ship during the vietnam era. i am thinking of setting it in a diorama of the infamous day in '67 when 134 sailors was killed by a missile failure on deck and nearly one future senator john mcain. if anybody can help; perhaps, a veteran from the FID; i would truly be honored. Will send photos by this site as construction goes underway.