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Built to carry 72 aircraft with the most powerful engines ever put into a vessel, the USS Saratoga (CV-3)—the U.S. Navy’s first “fast” aircraft carrier—was launched at the New York Shipbuilding Corp. shipyard in Camden, New Jersey, on April 7, 1925.
Saratoga was a Lexington-class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy during the 1920s which entered service in 1928. She was originally laid down as a battlecruiser, but was changed to an aircraft carrier to comply with the Washington Naval Treaty. Built at a cost of $45 million ($8.2 billion in current dollars), the Saratoga was commissioned in November 1927 and went on to be used in battles against the Japanese in World War II.
She was one of only seven fleet carriers in the Navy on the day Pearl Harbor was attacked, and was one of only three of them to survive the whole war.
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Saratoga was a Lexington-class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy during the 1920s which entered service in 1928. She was originally laid down as a battlecruiser, but was changed to an aircraft carrier to comply with the Washington Naval Treaty. Built at a cost of $45 million ($8.2 billion in current dollars), the Saratoga was commissioned in November 1927 and went on to be used in battles against the Japanese in World War II.
She was one of only seven fleet carriers in the Navy on the day Pearl Harbor was attacked, and was one of only three of them to survive the whole war.
From The Archives: Aircraft Carrier Saratoga Launched 100 Years Ago | Aviation Week Network
Built to carry 72 aircraft with the most powerful engines ever put into a vessel, the USS Saratoga (CV-3)—the U.S. Navy’s first “fast” aircraft carrier—was launched at the New York Shipbuilding Corp. shipyard in Camden, New Jersey, on April 7, 1925, and featured on the cover of our April 20 edition.
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📇 A WRECK IN DEPTH - USS SARATOGA (CV-3) — The Dirty Dozen Expeditions
Marc Mitscher pulled the control stick of his aircraft to the side, bringing his plane around and lining up for the first ever aircraft landing on the USS Saratoga (CV-3). Stretched out below him was the 264 m/866 ft flight deck of the newly commissioned carrier.
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