Ww2dbaseSaratoga arrived at San Diego on after repairs at Bremerton, and departed for Midway on 1 Jun. Her 8in guns were removed while being repairs as they were useless against enemy aircraft they were instead installed on shore facilities. On, she was struck by a torpedo from Japanese submarine I-16 she limped back to Pearl Harbor for repairs. She remained in the Hawaiian Islands region. The relief mission for Wake was cancelled on 22 Dec as Wake was already in danger of falling. With US Marine Corps aircraft intended for Wake Island, she got underway hurriedly, reaching Hawaii on. Ww2dbaseWhen the attack on Pearl Harbor took place, Saratoga was just entering San Diego from Bremerton. In Mar 1938, she conducted a mock surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that was eerily similar to how the Japanese would conduct the attack three years down the road. She served off Panama, in the Caribbean Sea, and in the San Diego area before WW2, contributing greatly to the development of US Navy carrier doctrine. Her shakedown took place off Philadelphia with Marc Mitscher on board as her air officer Mitscher was also the first pilot to land an aircraft on her flight deck. Her conversion to carrier was completed a month before Lexington's, therefore she was the first fast carrier in the United States Navy. Because she was visually identical to Lexington, a large black stripe was painted on her funnel to help sailors differentiate her, and it led to her nickname Stripe Stacked Sara. Ww2dbaseSaratoga was originally laid down as a Lexington-class battlecruiser, and like her sister Lexington, she was converted to become an aircraft carrier in 1922. 16 boilers, geared turbines, electric drive, 4 shaftsĥ-7in belt, 2in third deck, 4.5in over steering gear
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