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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.
English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CVA-60) with her crew manning the rail on the flight deck, as she arrives in Barcelona, Spain, 12 February 1965. Saratoga, with assigned Attack Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3), was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea from 28 November 1964 to 12 July 1965.
Saratoga (top) cruising with USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67); note the arrangement of the islands and elevators. Forrestal-class ships were the first examples of supercarriers and thus not quite a perfected design; their elevators in particular were badly arranged for aircraft handling. The portside elevator, a relic of the original axial-deck ...
Sunk as target ship in the Atlantic Ocean in 2005 [64] CV-67 John F. Kennedy: John F. Kennedy (lead ship) 7 September 1968 23 March 2007 38 years, 197 days Sold for scrap in 2021 [65] [61] CVN-68 Nimitz: Nimitz (lead ship) 3 May 1975 — 49 years, 252 days Stationed at Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington [66] CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower ...
English: Insignia of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CVA-60). Description (NHHC): "The insignia was received in 1958. It features a fighting gamecock, traditional symbol of U.S. ships named Saratoga, standing on an outline shield, representing the shield of the federal government. The silhouette behind is that of the CVA-60.
A U.S. Navy plane director guides a Grumman F-14A-105-GR Tomcat aircraft (BuNo 160897) from fighter squadron VF-74 Be-Devilers into position over a catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-60).
Bow view of the US Navy's USS Gerald R. Ford, lead ship of her class, the largest carrier in the world. HMS Queen Elizabeth , the newest and largest aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy . This list of aircraft carriers contains aircraft carriers listed alphabetically by name.
Following World War II, Carrier Division Four was transferred to the Atlantic Fleet. In October 1955, Carrier Division Four assumed administrative command of the world's first super-carrier, USS Forrestal (CVA 59). USS Saratoga (CVA-60) joined the Division in 1956, making Carrier Division Four the first task group composed solely of super ...