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USS SARATOGA (CC 3)
CLASS - LEXINGTONDisplacement 43,500 Tons, Dimensions, 874' (oa) x 105' 5" x 31' (max).
Armament 8 x 16"/50 16 x 6"/53 4 x 3"8 x 21" tt
Machinery, 180,000 SHP; G.E. Geared Turbines with Electric Drive, 4 screws
Speed, 35 Knots, Crew 1500.
Operational and Building Data
Keel laid on 25 SEP 1920 by the New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, NJ
Fate: Order converted to an Aircraft Carrier and reclassified as (CV 3) on 01 JUL 1922
due to the signing of the
Washington Treaty for the Limitation of Naval Armaments of 1922 on 6 FEB 1922.
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40k | U.S. Battle Cruisers Nos. 1 - 6 Silhouette and table of principal characteristics for the definitive design of these ships, circa 1920. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 99411. |
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Keel laying, at the New York Shipbuilding Company shipyard, Camden, New Jersey, 25 September 1920. She was the yard's hull number 199. Note U.S. flag flying from the keel structure as it is lowered into place. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 43009. |
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Under construction at the New York Shipbuilding Company shipyard, Camden, New Jersey, 25 September 1920, immediately after the keel was laid. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 43010. |
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Under construction at the New York Shipbuilding Company shipyard, Camden, New Jersey, 30 September 1921. View looks aft from over the bow area. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives #19-N-11988. |
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Under construction at the New York Shipbuilding Company shipyard, Camden, New Jersey, 30 September 1921. View looks forward, showing third deck structure. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives #19-N-11987. |
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Under construction at the New York Shipbuilding Company shipyard, Camden, New Jersey, 30 September 1921. View shows the stern plates, seen from starboard, extending out over the Delaware River. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives #19-N-11989. |
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Under construction at the New York Shipbuilding Company shipyard, Camden, New Jersey, 28 February 1922. View was taken from the starboard side of the third deck, amidships, looking forward. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives #19-N-11982. |
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Incomplete hull, looking aft, at the New York Shipbuilding Company shipyard, Camden, New Jersey, 8 March 1922. Construction had been suspended, pending her conversion to an aircraft carrier. Note barbette structure resting on blocks on her deck. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives #19-N-11978. |
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Incomplete hull, looking aft from over # 3 barbette, at the New York Shipbuilding Company shipyard, Camden, New Jersey, 8 March 1922. Construction had been suspended, pending her conversion to an aircraft carrier. Note bulkhead and other uninstalled materials stowed on deck. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives #19-N-11979. |
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Incomplete hull, looking forward, at the New York Shipbuilding Company shipyard, Camden, New Jersey, 8 March 1922. Construction had been suspended, pending her conversion to an aircraft carrier. Note barbette structures resting on blocks on her deck. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives #19-N-11981. |
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| Please see USS Saratoga (CV 3) for pictures of this ship after her conversion. | ||||
USS SARATOGA (CC 3) History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry on the U.S. Navy Historical Center website.
Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.
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