USS Saratoga (CV3) 2014 Episode 9 Main Line

[@raymondlemay9605]

My Father served on the Saratoga

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

Whether it was brass or spun copper, that Diving Helmet was dazzling when it landed there......

[@fluffyfullbox9289]

Not to be picky. New York ship was in Camden NJ.

[@mrpaulgrimm6129]

That diving helmet was cool

[@genekelly8467]

Wonder why it was left-they are solid copper-worth about $300

[@wirelessone2986]

@@genekelly8467 I suspect they are legally protected

[@doejon9424]

I wouldn't bring it up anyway. It belongs down there.. after all these years. That's nothing compared to all the other brass stuff on that ship. Loud speakers, handles, racks, piping, ship crests, those older ships were LOADED with brass. I'm sure there's well over $20k on brass laying down there. And that's just "value in weight". Add collectors value and it's way more. Those ships were fully loaded, even with planes/equipment for the tests. It all went down when she was scuttled.

[@lindalworkman2150]

My father was on this back in the late 60s or 70s I was young.

[@BrianPatronie]

Not this one, you mean CV-60...

[@doejon9424]

This particular ship was deliberately sunk in 1947. By a nuclear bomb during Operation: Crossroads. Which is crazy because it initially survived test Able & test Baker. As started by the person above me.. that Saratoga is the same "type of ship" but is now gone too. People / organizations fought for years & raised money for it to become a museum ship but it was scrapped in the end. Shame too. Now all we have is 10 or 11 operating nuclear aircraft carriers. Those older ones were steam powered. Old school raw powered.

[@garyrosson4818]

My dad witnessed her go down while standing on the flight deck of CV38. Shang

[@michelbilly6942]

splendide !

[@adriaanboogaard8571]

Interesting stuff. The old Divers helmet is a eri reminder of tragedy. How it got there ? Rescue diver ?

[@ITicklefish08]

No that is just a divers helmet, this was sunk with a atomic bomb test I believe

[@sabrekai8706]

I expect they would have had diving suits aboard for damage control work. She was loaded as if operational when she was anchored for the test.

[@wallykimball8829]

This ship was sunk in an atomic test I'm sure they left all sorts of stuff on there just to see how the bomb would affect it

[@johntabler349]

Dad ate supper on the ship the day before she sank

[@georgesherfick2444]

Are there rules against opening or touching any of the artifacts? I was wondering what some of the aircraft instruments were registering.

[@FinnborgBraga]

There are no ‘rules’ as such, but etiquette is to avoid causing any damage. Carefully wiping silt off instrument glasses is generally acceptable.

[@ObamaTookMyCat]

i would assume only the live ordinance that is still onboard.... the ship was sunk as a test for the study on the effects of nuclear weapons on a combat ready ship..... TECHNICALLY the ship is not a war grave.

[@matthewwilliams2709]

Those planes could be salvaged since only the registry plates are required for a complete restoration along with several million per plane for custom fabrication of new parts but the registry plates are important

[@matthewmeador9565]

@@matthewwilliams2709 that’s a bit of a stretch to the old “how many parts of a boat must be replaced for it to no longer be that boat” question. I’d be interested to see a brand new F4F made out of new parts, but called 41’ production because someone slapped a registry plate on it 😂

[@toddkurzbard]

If the vessel was "nuked", wouldn't there be a significant danger of residual radiation for divers penetrating the wreck?

[@FinnborgBraga]

The sea has washed the radiation away in the 74 years since the nuclear tests, and the Bikini shipwrecks have been safe to dive for some time now.

[@BrianPatronie]

@@FinnborgBraga Yet the water is a balmy 30 degrees celcius 35 meters below the surface...

[@docbrown6550]

Do these ships still have High Radiation levels?

[@FinnborgBraga]

No, they are quite safe.