Saratoga (CVA 60) - Naval Cruise Book

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9 V 1 - ., 4,5 The fourth ond fifth SARATOGAS . . . one originally launched cs the orrnored cruiser NPN YCTU1 5EfV8d in the Sp-0:1255 A 'Ef.CC Vic' ond if Vfcflg Vv'-3: O'-,v . . the C7587 c We' C Vic. f OQICYCQY can er CV-E s:' v in on stems: sewn 'ee' it T42 I? A l Q R it ..41.-Q ig V W.. ' :ns X.--1 , -il will E 2 tr M ' 'T' Silt Q as .ma Qs t H W ,4 . .,,,. f 4, s ' . - ,--if 'Ui' ,wr .. A3 . ,tt .riff l fi at part ul' Luk lime W. .intl iii tl. htm J! law Jima battle. She was hit ni.inx liflk - , 'mtl but nlxw..t3.s return-eel to run tip th. .-ti: t, xl ul ' -tf,1 i landings on liter :light derek ln VH lx 'NNN XlfNi'N mel her ctttl in the lltktni Xttill 517-'111 ' ' The sixtlt xgsscl tv lu nqintetl NXR XIHMX tfi 'f'r1:' sionetl on April li. Wit-. 1- eff: nf W: 'titfll 1-'fifitl wztrships. letting her berth .tt the N4 t N 15 9372? yltrtl tin :Xttgttst 0. Wfft for Nlay pmt. llvvw' i. QF. fcmltcrl herself for her tnttml slmiketlmxtt em:-e in th: 4 ftrihhgzirt in September NSU Shg operated Ottl ol Gtt.'ittt.'ir1.'intn llxig. t tilfgz. .mil .titer qgmpleriqn of her training. she p.1rttctp.it:el in sen-:nr opera- tions otf the eastern settixnird. Xlore than -U'l0t'r landings were made on the -3-l 2 nere Flight deck during that time I4 1 l'iift.itiit lmight D, liiseiilim-.'ei', with members off .ilwlttl lttmltltrl lllt' on June 6, 't' t 'Haiti i-pii.tti--its tilnmid the giant carrier. For the SNR N IUMA rind eighteen other ships put - 7 lerrn-ftitrntiint ul ngnatl prowess. l lltr-hliiglitiitg the presidential visit was the history-m l light til tml Htl' Crusaders til Air DCVCl0pmCl1l til, lhrti. which '-were llmxn ntin-stop from thc llight deck ln l'.ngtlie-lmsctl USS BON I-lOM?v1E RICHARD I0 light rleel. nl the Atlantic:-based USS SARATOGA., llien upon euntpletiun of u summer of CXlCl'lSlVC 1 ing. the SIXRNIOGA made her maiden voyage Atlgirttic. willing from Muyport on September 3, fl After litltlflg part in the NATO exercises, she re to Flcvridzi. . F A -

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Y ,W ,,,...A ffm -as A Rear Admiral Thomas H. Nloorer, USN Commander Carrier Division Six August 1, 1959