USS Saratoga (CV-60), formerly CVB-60 and CVA-60 and the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the American Revolutionary War Battle of Saratoga, was a Forrestal-class supercarrier.
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  • Arthur Talbert Carter July 7, 2017 at 12:13am

    I made my 1st Med trip starting Oct 1969, join the Saratoga by means of highline from a refueling tanker. Ports France, Malta, Athens, Naples, E-3 fresh out of Damage Control School in Phili, Rate at that time was Damage Controlman (DC). Rates  changed from DC to HT about the time we when to Nam. My service time on Sara was Oct 1969 to Feb 1973.

    I'm trying to find someone who was on board when Saratoga when to Norfolk from Mayport. If any of you on the Sara was on board let me know. I have a question. I left the Navy in Feb 1973 when we returned and when into the reserves. I reentered again in 1974. I had heard that the Captain was pissed that I got an early release due to the award of the Navy Marine Corp Medal that the ceremony was a waste. I wasn't there to receive it.  

  • Fred Hagat March 14, 2014 at 3:17pm

    I was aboard 2/71 until 2/73, when we got back from westpac cruise. Worked in A-7 Div. ,the 02/n2 plants.

  • R. Bruce Henderson November 3, 2013 at 6:46pm

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  • R. Bruce Henderson November 3, 2013 at 6:44pm

    http://www.saratogamuseum.org/

    The Home Page of the USS Saratoga Museum Foundation, Inc.
    The USS Saratoga Museum Foundation has worked for 12 years to bring the ship to Rhode Island, and is now focusing on continuing to acquire Saratoga…
  • R. Bruce Henderson November 3, 2013 at 6:36pm

    http://www.uss-saratoga.com/index.htm

  • Miguel Angel Tamayo November 2, 2013 at 11:56pm

    I was Onboard The Super Sara from 8/81 to 7/85..in the Norfolk Naval Station, Saratoga Detachment...then up to Philly, the rode the Ship to its Homeport Mayport, Fl. was on the Love Boat Cruise to the Med in 84 for 6 1/2 months...The Best times of my Young life...until my departure to the West Coast....

  • Robert White August 16, 2013 at 9:05pm
    I was onboard June 84- Mar 86. I was a Radioman in CM Div. Med/IO 8-86.
  • Michael R. Littlejohn February 24, 2013 at 10:26am

    I was in AIMD from NAS Oceana SeaOpDet. I worked in the micro-min shop of 69B & C. With the little ole master blaster in the back of our shop.

  • Dennis Greer February 13, 2013 at 9:18am

    I reported aboard November 1992 just after she returned from the cruise that she shot the Turkish ship.  I departed October 2004 after her decom.  I was the AIMD Admin LPO.

  • clinnie h malpassjr. January 24, 2013 at 1:05pm

    I reported aboard the Sarstoga at Mayport in 1965 just before she left on deployment to the Med.  I was in the Engineering department R division. I was onboard until sept. 1967.  Great times great friends but have lost touch with most of them.  Is there anyone out there?

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Med Cruise of 1963

I went aboard with VA-35 in 1963 just prior to the '63 Med cruise.  While in the Med, we had a flight spotted on the fantail for launch at night and one of the recovering planes came in and landed all amoungst them-Heck of a fire on the flight deck.  We pushed many aircraft overboard after the fire was doused.  Also, back then we had another name other than Super Sara.

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sara

I served on board fom 1965 - 1969 was in S-3 div had great times did crazy things was proud of my ship & shipmates great bunch of guys miss my mates and the sea stay true stay strong navy live on 

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Another Saratoga

Has anyone besides myself wondered why there is not another Saratoga out there in the Fleet? Just who or what needs to be done to place another "Big Sara" out there? Why not take part of the old Sara and remelt her as part of a new Sara before someone decides to make "Our Sara" a part of some new reef project?

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Started by Bill Keitz
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