USS Saratoga (CV-60)

History

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 after the Battles of Saratoga in the American Revolutionary War. Commissioned in 1956, she spent most of her career in the Mediterranean, but also participated during the Vietnam War, receiving one battle star for her service. One of her last operational duties was to participate in Operation Desert Storm.

Text adapted from Wikipedia: USS Saratoga (CV-60) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Timeline

1. 1957
   Also in 1957, Saratoga conducted Regulus guided missile tests.
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2. 23 January 1961
   While deployed with the Sixth Fleet on 23 January 1961, a serious fire broke out in Saratoga's number two machinery space which took seven lives.
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3. January 1966
   In January 1966 planes from the Saratoga rescued 5 survivors of Haitian Air Force DC-3 crash that killed four member of the United Nations mission to Haiti.
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4. 31 December 1967
   From this date through 31 December 1967 she was to spend a part of each year in the Mediterranean on a total of eight cruises.
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5. 10 March 1971
   From her arrival at Mayport until 10 March 1971, she was in a "cold iron" status.
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6. 3 October 1978
   On 3 October 1978, the Saratoga departed on another Mediterranean deployment returning on 5 April 1979.
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7. 28 September 1980
   On 28 September 1980, only one month after her return from deployment, Saratoga departed Mayport and headed north to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard where she underwent the most extensive industrial overhaul ever performed on any Navy ship.
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8. June 1987
   Following Saratoga's 19th Mediterranean deployment in June 1987, she was overhauled once again at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, at a cost of $280 million.
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9. November 1993
   Johns River along the Southbank Riverwalk.A major hurdle was competition with the National Football League, who had awarded the city the Jacksonville Jaguars franchise in November 1993.
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Example reports

• Capt. Michael Scott Speicher: example report