Saratoga (CV 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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I B E l by tanamg ig p anes aboard as welt as her own--many long after dark One week later, in the dangerous waters off the Solomons another sub- margt Ie fired a salvo of torpedoes at the urzsuo I ting Sara Une h1t the star- boar 4 or I 1, rter with a dull exploslon and caused extensive damage to the engi- neering system and electrical circuits lt was tust after sunrise- the men had left thelr general quarters statrons F or- tunately no one was kllled but the shlp was crlppled badly and she soon lay dead ln the water whlle eng1neers worked frantlcally below decks trylng to reparr the damage The crulser Mmneapolls came along- slde and proceeded to tow The Old Lady untll power was re-establlshed Next day a tug took over the task and towed her toward the Tonga lslands For several days Sara lay at anchor ln Tongatabu s Nukualofa Harbor where flotatlon compartments were flooded to grve her a port llst Wlth the starboard srde elevated 1t was possrble to make a complete lnspectlon of under- water hull damage After temporary re- palrs had been made she returned to Pearl Harbor Navy Yard SARA WITH A 9V2 DEGREE LIST AT TONGATABIU fsgjgta I , A 355136 .r.. i Y,jQ ' Eg'XfA ,Lt j f ' nf Q, A -5 WHILE REPAIRING DAMAGE FROM TORPEDO HIT I I I I I I ' I I 1 I I I I I I ' I EMS , I I I I . - 0 I . I I I QYX 'Y :s,9c I , , 'T N ,W I l I ' I h an he va L I Il I ll I I I . . , , I X X X X X X X X XX XX XX X X Iv Y