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Navy ship, and the second aircraft carrier, to be named for the battles of saratoga in the american revolutionary war commissioned in 1956, she spent most of her career in the mediterranean, but also participated during the vietnam war. If you have anything to add, please send to the webmaster. Us navy cruise book uss saratoga cva 60 30th anniversary med cruise 8586. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. The cruise books have been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable viewing. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Commissioned in 1955, she was the united states first completed supercarrier, and was the lead ship of her class. Uss saratoga cv 3 wwii cruise book cdrom january 1, 2005 by great naval images author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
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Navy cruise book for sale military collectibles for sale. In fact, i trace my call to the gospel ministry to that eightmonth 1985 86 medio deployment of the uss saratoga. Rare cruise books like this sell for a hundred dollars or more when buying the actual hard copy if you can find one for sale. The cruise that changed everything is a riveting account of the 1985 86 medio deployment of the famed aircraft carrier uss saratoga through the eyes of a young enlisted operations specialist.
Saratoga association is to perpetuate and honor the memory of two great fighting ships, and to hold an annual reunion of saratoga shipmates in order to enable members to maintain contact with other shipmates. Uss saratoga cv60 in the mediterranean sea, in september. Ship name hull number year of cruise or publication aaaron ward dm34 1945 abbot dd629 1958, 1960 abraham lincoln cvn72 1993 acadia ad42 1985, 1991 adair apa91 1946 adirondack agc15 1952 admiral w. Uss saratoga cv60 19851986 30th anniveresary cruise book ebay. From there she sailed for the united states, via singapore, and arrived at mayport on february 1973. Guestbook archive uss saratoga museum foundation, inc.
Uss saratoga cv60 1985 1986 30th anniveresary cruise book. Ntc san diego 1985 236 anchor ntc san diego 19862 anchor ntc san diego 1986061 anchor. Commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 60, the saratoga was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 60 on june 30, 1972. Uss saratoga cv60 19851986 30th anniveresary cruise. The fifth saratoga cv 60 was laid down on 16 december 1952 by the new york naval shipyard, new york city, n.
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