file created: 12/07/02 01:02:35 , last update: 05/31/02
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CV-3 Saratoga
United States Navy aircraft carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Lexington 1920/09/25
New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J.
1925/04/07 1927/11/16 1946/07/25
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:42/06:16x127,20x28,32x12,7, 45: 96x40,24x20
Camouflage: 41: Ms 1; 42: Ms 11, 42-43: Ms 21; 44: Ms 32/11a; 45: Ms 21
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     BatForPac/Air/CarDiv1 San Diego   114 
41/12/08 41/12/27   17 reinforce Wake (VMF-221 onboard)   85 
42/01/11     11 disable(I-6) 500 miles SW of Oahu (19-00N, 165-00W) - towed to San Diego  
42/02 42/05/22     Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - repairs   66 
42/02/09 42/02/1?     sail from P.H. to Bremerton   66 
42/05/22 42/05/25     sail Puget Sound > San Diego   66 
42/05/25 42/06/01     off San Diego - training, provisioning   66 
42/06/02? 42/07   11/FF     66 
42/06/22 42/06/29   11/FF bring 73.FS to Midway  
42/07/07       departed to SW Pacific   66 
42/07/28 42/07/30     Fiji - landing rehersals   66 
42/08   Watch 11/FF     66 
42/08/23 42/08/27   11/FF xEasSol-CVG-3: VF-5, VB-3, VS-3, VT-8  
42/08/31     11/FF disable(I-26) off Guadalcanal escorting supply convoy (10-34S, 164-18E)   85 
42/09/06 42/09/12     Tongatapu - temporary repairs   66 
42/09/21 42/11/10     PHNY - repairs   66 
42/11/10 42/11/24     sail P.H. > Fiji > Noumea   66 
42/11/25? 42/12/05     sail Fiji > Noumea   66 
43/01/21       bring 18xF4F,24xSBD,17xTBF to Guadalcanal  
43/01/24     11 raid -Kolombangara (18xF4F,24xSBD,17xTBF)  
43/03/16 43/03/17   14 off Esp Santo - tactical exercises with TF 19   88 
43/06/26 43/06/29 Toena 36.3/GF    
43/06/29 43/08/25 Cartwh 36.3/GF    
43/08/02 43/08/04   36.3/GF tactical exercises with TG 36.2 out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/31 43/09/04   38 tactical exercises with TF 37 and TF 39 out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/14 43/09/15     Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/17 43/09/20     Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/28 43/09/30     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/06 43/10/07     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/07 43/10/10   37/38/39, probably 38 fleet (combined TF 37, TF 38, TF 39) exercises SW of Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/10 43/10/12     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/12 43/10/13     out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/13 43/10/19     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/21 43/10/22     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/31 43/11/11 Shoe2 38/FF land Cape Torokina - CVG-12: VF-12,VB-12,VT-12  
43/11/19 43/11/30 Galvan 50.4    
43/11/30 43/12/09     sail Gilberts > San Francisco   66 
43/12/09 44/01/03     Mare Island Naval Shipyard - overhaul, rebuilt - 60x40, 36x20   66 
44/01/03 44/01/07     sail San Francisco > P.H.   66 
44/01/07 44/01/19     P.H. - training   66 
44/01/27 44/02/13 Flint 58.4 CVG-12: VF-12,VB-12,VT-12  
44/02/13 44/02/28 Catch 58.4 CVG-12: VF-12,VB-12,VT-12  
44/03/04 44/03/27   58.5 sail Majuro > Esp. Santo > Hobart > Fremantle  
44/03/27 44/04/19 Cockp BEF/70 raid -Sabang - CVG-12   81 
44/05/06 44/05/18 Trans BEF/70 raid Surabaya  
44/05/17     BEF/70 raid Surabaya: sinking P-36, damaging PC Cha-107, Cha-108, AKs Ch?ka M., Tencho M., AO Y?sei M.   85 
44/05/18 44/06/10   58.5 sail to P.H.   66 
44/06/10 44/06/12     P.H.   88 
44/06/12 44/06/1?     sail from P.H. to Bremerton   88 
44/06/2? 44/09     Bremerton Naval Shipyard - overhaul, rebuilt   66 
44/09/24 45/01/29   CarDiv11 P.H. - night carrier operation training   66 
44/10/14     CarDiv11 damaged in collision with Howard F. Clark during maneuvers off Oahu   85 
44/12     CarDiv11 night carrier: F6F-3N,F6F-5N, TBM-1D  
45/01/29 45/02/07   12.2 sail P.H. > Ulithi   66  81 
45/02/10 45/02/21 Detach 58.5    
45/02/21   Detach 52.2.4 disable(kami-3x) (24-56N, 142-01E) - 123 KIA/MIA, 192 WIA   70  84  85
45/02/21 45/03/16     sail Iwojima > Eniwetok > Bremerton   66 
45/03/16 45/05/22     Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - repairs   66 
45/05/22 45/06/03     sail Puget Sound > P.H.   66 
45/06/03 45/09/06     P.H. - training duties   66 
45/07/14 45/07/18   19.1 exercises out of P.H.   125 
45/07/28 45/08/03   19.1 exercises out of P.H.   125 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 7 Battle Stars
Notice: "G code" from 45/07/27: CC