The next Ford-class aircraft carrier is facing a two-year delay that will leave the Navy with ten carriers for about a year, ...

The USS Saratoga — the aircraft carrier that saw duty during the Vietnam War and the Cuban Missile Crisis — is destined for dismantling after the Navy paid one penny to a Texas scrapyard to ...

The Saratoga was launched in 1955 and decommissioned in 1994. The vessel fell into disrepair, ... USS Saratoga carrier heads off to be scrapped. Published: Aug. 21, 2014, 2:02 p.m. By .

A U.S. aircraft carrier is operating near the Philippines, while a Chinese aircraft carrier is visiting Hong Kong.

USS Saratoga: The Cold War Aircraft Carrier That Made History. After a two-front victory in the Second World War, the United States emerged as a geopolitical power with global influence.

Throughout the 1920s the United States had three aircraft carriers: USS Lexington, USS Saratoga, and USS Langley, the first purpose-built U.S. Navy carrier and technically as an experimental ship ...

Back on the Saratoga, a high-stakes rescue mission was launched, with aircraft scouring the area to find and recover their downed comrade. ... USS Saratoga – Supercarrier Turned Hijacker Hunter.

The United States aircraft carrier USS Nimitz continues to operate in the South China Sea, satellite imagery shows, as the Chinese navy expands its presence in the Pacific Ocean.

Summary and Key Points: The USS Saratoga (CV-60), a Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, played a pivotal role in the U.S. Navy’s Cold War strategy.Launched in 1956, it was designed to operate jet ...

This morning, veterans of the USS Saratoga will be honored at a Veterans Breakfast at Naval Station Mayport. The aircraft carrier spent her entire career in Jacksonville, and was the first carrier ...

USS Saratoga was built in 1927, initially as a battle cruiser but later completed as an aircraft carrier, and it served as the U.S. Navy’s first fast carrier.

USS Saratoga was built in 1927, initially as a battle cruiser but later completed as an aircraft carrier, and it served as the U.S. Navy’s first fast carrier.