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USS Saratoga (CV/CVA/CVB-60) was the second of four Forrestal-class supercarriers built for the United States Navy in the 1950s. Saratoga was the sixth U.S. Navy ship, and the second aircraft carrier, to be named for the Battles of Saratoga in the American Revolutionary War .
Farm Aid also operates a disaster fund to help farmers who lose their belongings and crops through natural disasters, such as the victims of Hurricane Katrina [8] and massive flooding in 2019. [9] The funds raised are used to pay the farmer's expenses and provide food, legal and financial help, and psychological assistance.
USS Mercy (ID-1305/AH-4) was a hospital ship in the United States Navy during World War I.She was the first U.S. Navy ship of that name. The ship was previously known as SS Saratoga, a steamer for the Ward Line on the New York to Havana route, and considered the fastest steamship in coastal trade. [3]
Billings was born in Saratoga, New York, on September 17, 1861, the son of Albert M. Billings, a resident of Vermont, [3] and Augusta S. Billings née Farnsworth. [4] He was raised in Chicago, Illinois, from the age of three, attended schools in Chicago, and then Racine College in Racine, Wisconsin.
USS Anzio lying off Shanghai, China on December 1, 1945, during Operation Magic Carpet A total of 29,204 servicemen returned aboard USS Saratoga, more than on any other individual ship. With the surrender of Japan, the Navy also began bringing home sailors and Marines.
Saratoga was laid down on 7 March 1814, launched on 11 April 1814 and she was christened April 6, the day that Napoleon abdicated. She was a Corvette weighing 734 tons, 143' long with a beam of 36'6" and a depth of hold 12'6".
USS Saratoga (CV-3) was a Lexington-class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy during the 1920s. Originally designed as a battlecruiser , she was converted into one of the Navy's first aircraft carriers during construction to comply with the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922.