Uss saratoga was the second ship in the forrestal class and the second super carrier in the world. Cure, adj3 is on the upper left corner of the inside front cover. Saratoga cv 60 naval cruise book, class of 1972, page. Unfollow uss cruise book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Jul 29, 2014 hanger bay of the uss saratoga cv 60 cv 60 uss saratoga mayport florida stay safe and healthy. The name of the original owner and crewmember, john s. Navy ship, and the second aircraft carrier, to be named for the battles of saratoga in the american revolutionary war.
Through the rest of the 1970s, saratoga crossed the atlantic regularly to visit the mediterranean. The ships name comes from the revolutionary battle of saratoga. Uss saratoga cv60 conventional powered aircraft carrier. Uss saratoga cva60 19691970 mediterranean cruise book ebay.
Uss saratoga cv60 melville, rhode island armed forces. Cv 60 also took part in operations during the lebanon crisis. Uss saratoga cva 60 vietnam cruise book 1972 73 did you serve aboard uss saratoga cv 60. Scvn2812 uss saratoga space carrier spaceship mahogany kiln wood model large. On 18 august, she sailed for guantanamo bay and her shakedown cruise. In september 1980, following her sixteenth sixth fleet cruise, she began a massive slep reconstruction. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Saratoga cv 60 naval cruise book, class of 1972, page 174 of 330 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Originally ordered with the identifier of cvb60, saratoga became the second of fourstrong forrestalclass aircraft carriers reclassified as attack aircraft carrier cva.
On 18 august she sailed for guantanamo and her shakedown cruise. Uss saratoga cva 60 vietnam cruise book 197273 vaw123. Carrier air wing three cvw3 was embarked aboard super sara for this deployment. Southern atlantic indian ocean western pacific vietnam. On 11 april 1972, saratoga sailed from mayport en route to subic bay, and her first. She went into commission in april 1956, operated in the western hemisphere until september 1957, then briefly went to northern european waters to participate in operation strikeback. This is for the uss john f kennedy cv67, mediterranean cruise book, december 1, 1971 to october 6, 1972. Apr 06, 2018 uss saratoga cv 60 is a forrestalclass aircraft carrier by the new york naval shipyard of brooklyn, ny. Photo taken sometime around 19801981 in front of the pilots seat of an s3a aircraft, probably aboard uss saratoga cv 60 most likely in the mediterranean. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. J ordered converted to an aircraft carrier and reclassified cv3 on 1 july 1922 in accordance with the washington treaty limit ing naval armaments. Uss saratoga cva 60 vietnam cruise book 197273 did you serve aboard uss saratoga cv 60. Commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 60, the saratoga was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 60 on june 30, 1972.
Vf31 vf103 va75 va37 va105 rvah1 vaw123 hs7 hc7 det 110 vmcj2 det. On 11 april 1972, saratoga sailed from mayport en route to subic bay, p. Uss saratoga cvn 60 med cruise 196465 cruise book yearbook vietnam war era. Night cat shot, uss saratoga cva60, vietnam cruise, 11 april 1972 february. All images and data are the intellectual property of and its contributors. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Reclassified as a multipurpose aircraft carrier cv60, 30 jun 1972. If you served on this ship, you may have been exposed to asbestos. The sixth ship using the name saratoga was built at the new york naval shipyard and commissioned on 14 april 1956. Oct 27, 2015 uss saratoga cv60 final voyage 1994 official us navy cruise book spirit stay safe and healthy. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Uss saratoga was the fifth ship in the navy to bear the name. Uss saratoga cv 60 is a forrestalclass aircraft carrier by the new york naval shipyard of brooklyn, ny. Ships ball caps and more not associated with this website.
Uss saratoga cv 3 was a lexingtonclass aircraft carrier built for the united states navy during the 1920s. Vietnam cruise book 197273 mediterranean cruise book 197475 mediterranean cruise book 1976 mediterranean cruise book 1977 mediterranean cruise. During this deployment, in june 1972, the ship received the new designation cv60. The sixth saratoga cv 60 was laid down on 16 december 1952 by the new york naval shipyard, new york city.
Originally designed as a battlecruiser, she was converted into one of the navys first aircraft carriers during construction to comply with the washington naval treaty of 1922. The fifth uss saratoga history uss saratoga cv60 quarterdeck. Uss saratoga cva cv 60 forrestal class aircraft carrier us. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. To preserve the memory and history of the uss saratoga cv60. J ordered converted to an aircraft carrier and reclassified cv 3 on 1 july 1922 in accordance with the washington treaty limit ing naval armaments. Please see my other auctions for more items from uss sar atoga cv60 from. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The uss saratoga museum foundation has worked for 12 years to bring the ship to rhode island, and is now focusing on continuing to acquire saratoga memorabilia for display onboard the uss john f. Check out our uss saratoga cv 60 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Front corners show a little wear, otherwise in good condition. As we flew down this morning, i spent a lot time thinking about what i might say as we bid farewell not only to a ship but to an important era in naval history and in the history of naval aviation. The following listing covers port visits for carriers cv, cva, cvan, cvs deployed to vietnam during the conflict. Saratoga association is to perpetuate and honor the memory of two great fighting ships, and to hold an annual reunion of saratoga shipmates in order to enable members to maintain contact with other shipmates.
Stroh in c ommand for the next several months saratoga conducted various engineering flight steering structural and. Uss saratoga cv3 world war ii deployment cruise book year log lot 1943. Quotes signify a member of the michigan chapter served onboard that cruise. Uss saratoga cv3 was a lexingtonclass aircraft carrier built for the united states navy during the 1920s. Jul 29, 2014 hanger bay of the uss saratoga cv60 cv 60 uss saratoga mayport florida stay safe and healthy. From may 1972 until january 1973, saratoga served with the seventh fleet off vietnam, taking part in combat operations to stop and partially reverse an intense north vietnamese offensive against the south. Uss saratoga cv60 mediterranean deployment cruise book year log 1980 navy. The ship entered service in 1928 and was assigned to the pacific fleet for her entire career. All images and data are the intellectual property of.
Us navy cruise book uss roosevelt cva 42 med cruise 1972. Nov 08, 20 prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. Uss saratoga cv60 photos and history a starboard bow view of the aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv 60 underway with a full spot of aircraft on the flight deck during mediterranean deployment 92. Rare footage of mid1960s navy med cruise on uss saratoga.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. The crew called her sara and uss saratoga cv 60 was ordered as a large aircraft carrier, the fifth ship in the united states navy usn to carry that battle name. Uss saratoga cv60 mediterranean deployment cruise book year log 198586. Uss saratoga cv60 the fifth saratoga cv60 was laid down on 16 december 1952 by the new york naval shipyard new york city n. Uss saratoga cv60 mediterranean deployment cruise book. Uss saratoga departed mayport january 6, 1976, for another mediterranean cruise. In april 1972, saratoga was sent to the pacific to help with vietnam war efforts. March 10, 1980 uss saratoga and embarked airwing cvw17 departed on their 16th mediterranean underway period. Sources for the information are listed in the text. She received the new designation of cv60 in june 1972. Check out our web sites for complete cruise book details. The fifth saratoga cv 60 was laid down on 16 december 1952 by the new york naval shipyard, new york city, n. Compiled in august 2003 by the naval aviation history branch, naval warfare division, naval history and heritage command. Kennedy in the aquidneck island middletown newport area of rhode island.
On board her was vs22 with the first deployment of the s3a antisubmarine aircraft. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. If you have anything to add, please send to the webmaster. The sixth saratoga cv 60 was laid down on 16 december 1952 by the new york naval shipyard, new york city, n. Uss saratoga cvcvacvb60, was the second of four forrestalclass supercarriers built for. Uss independence cva62, uss saratoga cva60, and uss intrepid cva11 underway in 1961, with crewmen paraded on deck in a spellout commemorating the 50th birthday of u. Her first trip out took her to the norwegian sea to participate in nato exercises. Hanger bay of the uss saratoga cv60 cv 60 uss saratoga. Make offer uss saratoga cv60 u s navy pacific 1972 yearbook style hardback. Saratoga cv 60 naval cruise book, class of 1972, page 174.
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