USS Saratoga (CV-60)

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USS Saratoga (CV-60) was a U.S. Navy supercarrier that served during the Cold War and participated in major operations including the Vietnam War and the Gulf War.

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USS Saratoga (CV-60) canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft carrier
supercarrier
aircraftCarried A-6 Intruder
A-7 Corsair II
E-2 Hawkeye
F-14 Tomcat
linked to: Grumman F-14 Tomcat

F-4 Phantom II
S-3 Viking
linked to: Lockheed S-3 Viking
armament 5-inch guns (original fit)
surface-to-air missiles
awarded Meritorious Unit Commendation
Navy Unit Commendation
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
beam 39.4 m
builder New York Naval Shipyard
callSign Sara
commissioned 1956-04-14
conflict Cold War
Gulf War
Vietnam War
country United States of America
crewComplement over 4000 personnel
decommissioned 1994-08-20
displacement approximately 60000 tons full load
homeport Naval Station Mayport
Naval Station Norfolk
hullNumber CV-60
laidDown 1956-12-16
launched 1959-10-08
length 325.8 m
maximumSpeed over 30 knots
modernization angled flight deck
hurricane bow
steam catapults
namedAfter Battle of Saratoga
linked to: Saratoga campaign
namesake Saratoga
operator United States Navy
participatedIn Cuban Missile Crisis operations
NATO exercises in the Mediterranean Sea
Operation Desert Shield
Operation Desert Storm
primaryAreaOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
propulsion 4 shafts
steam turbines
scrapped 2014
shipClass Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
linked to: Forrestal class
status scrapped

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Forrestal class hasMember USS Saratoga (CV-60)
USS Independence (CV-62) precededBy USS Saratoga (CV-60)
USS Ranger (CV-61) precededBy USS Saratoga (CV-60)