Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

CV-3 USS Saratoga

• Lexington class fleet carrier:
• Displacement: 33,000 tons
• Length: 901'2"
• Beam: 130'1"
• Draft: 32'6"
• Sspeed: 34 kts.
• Armament: 16 5"/38, 86 planes
• Complement: 3373
• Turbines with electric motor
• Converted from battle cruiser at New York S.B. Co., and commissioned 16 Nov 1927

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Saratoga
• USS Saratoga (CV-3); An Illustrated History of the Legendary Aircraft Carrier, 1927-1946, John Fry (Schiffer: 1996)

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