USS Saratoga
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USS Saratoga was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, originally commissioned in the 1920s, that later became notable as a target ship in early post–World War II nuclear weapons tests.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Lexington-class aircraft carrier
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United States Navy ship → aircraft carrier → target ship → |
| airGroup |
carrier-based aircraft
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| armament |
8 × 8-inch guns (as built)
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anti-aircraft guns → |
| awards |
8 battle stars for World War II service
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| battle |
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
NERFINISHED
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Bougainville operations → Guadalcanal Campaign → Iwo Jima operations → |
| beam |
106 feet
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| builder |
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
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| builtAt |
Camden, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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| commissioned |
16 November 1927
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| conflict |
Pacific War
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World War II → |
| country |
United States of America
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| damagedBy |
torpedoes
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| damagedIn |
August 1942 torpedo attack
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January 1942 torpedo attack → |
| decommissioned |
16 August 1946
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| displacement |
about 36,000 long tons (full load)
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| fate |
sunk as target
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| homeport |
San Diego
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| hullNumber |
CV-3
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| laidDown |
25 September 1920
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| launched |
7 April 1925
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| length |
888 feet
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| maximumSpeed |
about 33 knots
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| namedAfter |
Battle of Saratoga
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| notableFor |
being used as a target ship in early post–World War II nuclear weapons tests
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| operator |
United States Navy
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| propulsion |
4 propeller shafts
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steam turbines → |
| role |
fleet carrier
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night carrier training ship → training carrier → |
| serviceEntryEra |
interwar period
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| shipClass |
Lexington class
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| shipwreckLocation |
Bikini Atoll lagoon
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| shipwreckUse |
recreational dive site
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| sinkingDate |
25 July 1946
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| status |
shipwreck
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| sunkBy |
underwater nuclear test Baker
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| sunkIn |
Operation Crossroads
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| testLocation |
Bikini Atoll
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| testProgram |
Operation Crossroads nuclear tests
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Bikini Atoll
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hasShipwreck |
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Operation Crossroads
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includedShip |
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Battle of Plattsburgh
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notableShip |
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New York Shipbuilding Corporation
("USS Saratoga (CV-3)")
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notableShipBuilt |
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Ken Mattingly
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servedOn |