Saratoga (CVA 60) - Naval Cruise Book

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' 5 FP M itat Rv. M 'M ew.. 'Effie Uv Y. 'Sift sfxf 'WEE ' E .3 14 I 5. I 23, 1 ' at ' Sarafrfga '6 The heavy attack carrier, USS SARATOGA CCVA-601 was constructed at the New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York, and is the sixth vessel so named. The latest SARATOGA, one of the world's largest war- ships, was built at a cost of S5207 million. She was commissioned on 14 April 1956, with Captain Robert J. Stroh in command. The carrier left her berth at the New York Na-val Shipyard on 9 August 1956, enroute to Norfolk, Virginia, and Mayport, Florida, readying for her shakedown cruise in the Caribbean in September 1956. On 1 December 1956, Captain R. B. Moore relieved Captain Stroh and became SARATOGA's second commanding officer. On 19 December 1956, she returned to the New York Naval Shipyard for several months. After her yard period and a refresher training cruise in the Caribbean, SARATOGA returned to Mayport, Florida. On 6 June President Dwight D. Eisenhower with members of his cabinet boarded SARATOGA to observe operations aboard the giant warship. For two days, SARATOGA and eighteen other ships put on a demonstration of naval prowess that included air operations, anti-submarine warfare, guided missile operations, and a display of the Navy's latest techniques of bombing and strafing. Highlighting this Presidential visit was the historic flight of two F8U Crusaders which flew non-stop from the West-coast based carrier BON HOMME RICHARD to the flight deck of SARATOGA in the Atlantic. Upon completion of a summer extensive training, SARATOGA made her maiden voyage across the Atlantic sailing from Mayport on 3 September 1957 to ioin OPERATION STRIKEBACK, the massive NATO naval exercise in the Norwegian Sea. Returning home, SARA moved to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard where she underwent repairs for six weeks. On 17 December 1957, Captain Alfred R. Matter relieved Captain R. B. Moore as SARATOGA's command- ing officer. With Captain Matter at the helm, SARATOGA sailed for May- port to conduct operations off the Florida coast. On 1 February 1958, SARATOGA departed Mayport and proceeded to Gibraltar where she officially became a member of the United States Sixth Fleet. On 14 July she was ordered from Cannes, France, to the troubled waters off the coast of Lebanon for the following two months. One of the outstanding highlights of the cruise was the visit of their Royal Hellenic Maiesties, the King and Queen of Greece, King Paul and Queen Fredericka. The royal couples, along with members of their families and guests, witnessed a powerful SARATOGA air demonstration on the 16th day of June. After an eight month tour of duty in the Mediterranean, SARATOGA returned to the United States. After c etinr' s at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in 791' H Sf t -' i' ' . Naval Snipxt

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