USS Saratoga (CVA 60) retired

[@ToddLaber-q4d]

Thanks for the memories. I served on her 1986-89, S-2 Divsion with Captin Frost. Wasn't long but oh the memories.

[@emanuelatomassetti5856]

hi could you help me to find the person who uploaded this video?

[@lizardskinard3485]

Served onboard the Super Sara from '85 to '88. Thank you for the memories!

[@franko9164]

I was in the Dental Department 91-92. Thanks for sharing the video!

[@thomasruiz8649]

Great to see Sara's bridge again; Served in the navigation division 1963-64. It seems like a lifetime ago but the memories are still clear. I enjoyed getting into the wind to start flight operations, especially at night. I even enjoyed running to my battle station in secondary conn (above the rudder)...what a run from the bridge!

[@capcurl]

I am a plank owner of the Saratoga. I went aboard in 1956, as a seaman radioman, the year She was commissioned. Three shakedown cruises to Gitmo and a Med. cruise. Sleeping quarters right under the catapults. Got used to the noise after awhile. I have a certificate that indicates "Plank Owner", the first menu and a patch with the emblem of the "crowing cock". It breaks my heart She is going to be scrapped. Had some great times on board. Anchors away.

[@28yogy4todd]

Thank you for your replies, I must say that this is the first contact I have ever had with anyone that served on US Navy ships, with or without my uncle, what matters is I am very proud of all of the people that served our country during WW 2, yet alone any other campaign, battle or war. My US Navy uncle enlisted into the Navy sometime in the 1930's and retired in 1959, the year I was born, he then did 10 years reserve. I enjoyed your video very much and will watch it again.

[@28yogy4todd]

My uncle Ervin Westphal served his last active years aboard the mighty Sara, he was aboard when the Sara was in the Mediterranean Tour, by looking in the yearbook I have of his handed down to me,from that era his notes indicated that he was a "Demon Doctor", I remember recollections of him talking about working and servicing the aircrafts.

[@kayakteddy]

Thank-You Jerry Ferrara for bringing me back to 4MMR one last time. I haven't seen her since May of 1986.

[@danurbanski6246]

Thank you for this video, E-div 82-86. I remember my old shop just under the island 03-137-13Q. Went with a group of Sara sailors in 2010 to Rhode Island, but couldn't get past the pier.

[@michiganstopcat]

What a great video and thanks for posting. I was on CV-64 which is now out of service and its sad when you think about all the men and all the stories that could be told over the course of a ships life. Its kind of weird knowing when these ship are in service there is always people on board and then no one is onboard it just doesnt seem right.

[@arthurleino]

Was in VA-105 during 1972-3 Westpac ( Vietnam Cruise). Then again on the 1974-5 Med Cruise. Good Memories. Sweet 60 from dixie.

[@jerrydillard2430]

VA 37, 69 I believe.

[@imperialscot]

Great video, just wish there was more recent footage to be found such as this. I served aboard her from '89-'90 in 1st Division. Miss shipmates from Deck & Nav Depts. What a shame the museum idea was scrapped! I would love to get aboard her again as this gentleman did.

[@bret9741]

I served on Ike in the 1980’s, V-2. If was an amazing time to be in the Navy. Regan really changed the trajectory and we had some good Admirals. Sadly, the Navy today is a shadow of what it once was. I hate to see how small and how far behind our Navy is falling relative to the wars we most likely will need to fight soon.

[@CaptAmerica12]

Thank You for making this.

[@sfuspoppop]

Plank Owner What memories now 76yo was 20yo 56 years ago feels like yesterday when we went on our first shakedown cruise to Gitmo.Was in R Div Damage Control. Duty station was HCFF # 10.

[@chieftin12]

Thank you! I was in V-2 1987-1989, sad to hear her fate....

[@Cass48]

I was in VA-83 in the mid 80's. I loved being onboard Saratoga. We had a couple good cruises.

[@bdwillis8284]

Me too, ordnance shop.

[@TheNAZQAR]

For a short time that helm wheel was in my house in central Oregon. I was Deck Dept. 2nd Div. for the final cruise, manned the helm on MANY a mid-watch. I wanted a piece of the ship to remember her and being a young dumb sailor I "borrowed" the helm wheel when I left her for the last time. Smuggled it off the quarterdeck at the bottom of a bag of all my gear. I went home on leave for 30 days before reporting to my next ship in San Diego. NCIS showed up at my home, asking if I knew anything about a missing helm wheel. It was hard to say no, largely because it was hanging on the wall directly behind me as I answered the door. I was NJP'd at my next command for larceny. CMC, XO and Captain all thought it was funny. Let me off with 45 days extra duty and 1/2 X 2 pay. I heard later that they wanted it in a museum, I would still like to go hold it one more time.

[@lgd1974]

As an old Indy sailor, this video just makes me sad.........

[@AvengerII]

No, no, no, no! The ship hasn't been scrapped. CV-60 is in storage at Newport, Rhode Island. It was on a donation hold for possible preservation as a museum ships but all the bids failed due to lack of money. It's horrendously expensive to maintain museum ships let alone obtain one. CV-60 is currently rusting at dock; it's not being maintained. The ship may ultimately be scrapped but it's currently docked in Rhode Island.

[@bobsit1945]

Was the Corpsman for VS-22 of CAG 3, TAD to Medical during the 1980 Med Cruise and the prior workups. Breaks my heart to see her in this condition.

[@femustang]

I was part of Sara's decom crew I sure wish she was going to made into a museum instead of scrapped. I was in IM5 div CalLab for her last two cruises.

[@yerbullshit]

Super Sara 85-88. OM div. CIWS mt. 23. some really good times. Wish she'd been allowed to be a museum. sad to see her in this condition. Godspeed to my shipmates.

[@tapout2aRNC]

I remember the old girl. Did the last cruise on her with VAW-125. I personally think she was better than the Enterprise, which we got right after her.

[@ayensdreamer541]

fighting 4 main after sara limped into mayport surviving "SLEP" wnd 2 amr the shot of 4 sstg brings back so many memories, that thing was hell to start a hand powered oil pump throw back to 1940s there was even a evaporator , #5 i think that came from a very old battleship, it still had the brass name plate it hardly ever made good water.and the shot of the shaft alley ladder 7 decks down rough on anyone who had to go there 1mmr was always the showcase because it had the least amount of equipment and no thru shafting, 3mmr was a hell of a place was crowded hot noisey old always got a problem " nothing new in 52" was the saying, that plant in all the spaces was hard to run and rust was bad in piping

[@9carcottrell246]

What a shame they let it rot for years in Newport R. I. Saaad.

[@MrFonseca75]

just took the old colony railroad for the third year straight, we go the day right after christmas, nothing like arriving near the Saratoga each time. Looks very stripped down now.

[@donaldandersen8012]

I remember standing behind the helm and leehelm during night ops. You haven't lived until you've seen an F-4 launched at night. I was lucky enough to have this as my duty station from 1975 to 1977.

[@capcurl]

P.S. I spent six months on board the Sara at the Brooklyn navy yard while they put the finishing touches on prior to her being commissioned. Had to dodge all the workers,welders etc. to get to my quarters. Great ship.

[@williamengland816]

was rm3 on SARA 1957 - 1959......

[@imanutnur7]

She was commissioned 1956.

[@Youtubeparolee]

I stood watch in DCC. I was a mm in AC&R division.

[@retiredguyadventures6211]

3:20 weegee board country... LOL! He must have been a snip... They didn't call us radarman twidgits for no reason. I steamed in the Saratoga's battle groups a lot between 69/73 while serving on missile destroyers. She was with us in the Med back in 1970 during the Jordanian Civil war.

[@Eggo645]

I was ship's company Aug '86 - Jan '90... a lifetime ago.

[@sfuspoppop]

I1m a plank owner.Oh what memories.Was in R Div FPFN

[@tagerth]

Served on The SUPER SARA 1986-1991

[@emanuelatomassetti5856]

some of you can help me to find the person who uploaded this video? thanks so much!

[@imanutnur7]

I didn't know him but his job was referred to as a airdale or brownshoe. I was ships company and he was with a air squadron.

[@28yogy4todd]

Is this the same ship that was in service in the 1950's? Thanks.

[@AvengerII]

Well, I don't what's better. Swords to Shick razor blades, or sinking to the bottom of the ocean and finding out 5 years later they didn't decontam the ship well enough. There are already reports about the Oriskany releasing some of the chemicals they supposedly took out of her before she was deliberately sunk. That was a private contractor. I can't imagine the Navy did much better with the America... and remember, the PTB's just admitted they had servicemen burning toxic material in open

[@gar949]

I was a quartermaster on there from 85 threw 88 and sec conn was my battle station too. The old gal is looking rough

[@imanutnur7]

The last video I know of is this one about a year ago. I can't post it because of KZbin rules but it is labeled as USS SARATOGA FINAL CALL TO COLORS JUNE 2012

[@jamespatterson8152]

I worked down in 4 Main during Desert Shiekd/Storm

[@micu2637]

very sad,I did a westpac on sara in,must have been 71 or 72.It was alot of work,I did hook up and hold back,But it was very memorable

[@walterfrantz2053]

worked in 4main 86-90 boy a long time ago

[@MyDJBrandon]

my father served on the super sera 1990-1991.

[@imperialscot]

Does ayone know if a new video ould be put together showing her condition as she sits today in Rhode Island? At least the outside and flight deck...

[@brianjarvis3330]

At 7:58 they zoomed in on my name, where the last watch signed the wall in 4mmr

[@MyDJBrandon]

what year?

[@MyDJBrandon]

they haven't scrapped it yet

[@emanuelatomassetti5856]

please help me to find a contact of The danger zone, we want to use this video in a film!!!

[@chowtimewithruss1411]

4MMR, 1AMR, 3MMR 85-90

[@johnmooney9742]

I was the S-2 Division Officer during the 80 Med cruise. What the heck happened to the black racing stripe on the island?

[@henrycole8705]

My god why didn't you takelights?

[@ismailcanakan]

killer ship saratoga

[@jks2682]

O.C. Div., Air Ops, Air Traffic Control 78-79

[@macdaddy5802]

What about hs-3 helicopter squadron

[@chalmersell9161]

i was on this ship 65 to 69 s2 div c sell cs2

[@skagit69er]

Looks like Pri-Fly @ 1:30. I worked up there during the Nam campaign. Commander Henry French was the Air Boss. May he rest in peace. Commander Alfred Gonzalez was the asst. Air Boss. May he rest in peace.