USS Saratoga
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 3:11 pm
I wondered about the name "Saratoga" ... why it is always used for ships, etc. SO I found the below on Wikipedia... at the bottom is Space Above and Beyond's Saratoga
USS Saratoga
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
One of several United States Navy ships named after the Battle of Saratoga in the American Revolutionary War:
USS Saratoga (1780), a 18-gun sloop launched in 1780; lost at sea the following year
USS Saratoga (1814), a corvette built on Lake Champlain for service in the War of 1812
USS Saratoga (1842), a sloop-of-war; commissioned 1843; served until 1888
USS Saratoga (ACR-2), a later name for cruiser USS New York (ACR-2)
USS Saratoga (CV-3), the third aircraft carrier of the Navy; commissioned in 1927; active in World War II
USS Saratoga (CVB-60/CVA-60/CV-60), an aircraft carrier; commissioned 1952; decommissioned 1994
USAT Saratoga, a United States Army transport ship in World War I; formerly a Ward Line steamer in the New York-Havana trade; later became USS Mercy (AH-4)
In fiction:
USS Saratoga (NCC-31911), a fictional starship In the Star Trek universe; a type three Miranda-class starship in Starfleet,
Destroyed at Battle of Wolf 359. Later replaced by another type three Miranda Class, Registry: NCC-31911-A.
USS Saratoga (SCVN-2812), a fictional starship in the television series Space: Above and Beyond; home base for the 58th Marine Fighter Squadron ("Wildcards"), the main subject of the show.
USS Saratoga
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
One of several United States Navy ships named after the Battle of Saratoga in the American Revolutionary War:
USS Saratoga (1780), a 18-gun sloop launched in 1780; lost at sea the following year
USS Saratoga (1814), a corvette built on Lake Champlain for service in the War of 1812
USS Saratoga (1842), a sloop-of-war; commissioned 1843; served until 1888
USS Saratoga (ACR-2), a later name for cruiser USS New York (ACR-2)
USS Saratoga (CV-3), the third aircraft carrier of the Navy; commissioned in 1927; active in World War II
USS Saratoga (CVB-60/CVA-60/CV-60), an aircraft carrier; commissioned 1952; decommissioned 1994
USAT Saratoga, a United States Army transport ship in World War I; formerly a Ward Line steamer in the New York-Havana trade; later became USS Mercy (AH-4)
In fiction:
USS Saratoga (NCC-31911), a fictional starship In the Star Trek universe; a type three Miranda-class starship in Starfleet,
Destroyed at Battle of Wolf 359. Later replaced by another type three Miranda Class, Registry: NCC-31911-A.
USS Saratoga (SCVN-2812), a fictional starship in the television series Space: Above and Beyond; home base for the 58th Marine Fighter Squadron ("Wildcards"), the main subject of the show.