The Sixth Fleet #3: Tomcat

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The Battle of Saratoga in September and October was a decisive American victory resulting in the surrender of an entire British army of 9, men invading New York from Canada during the American Revolutionary War. The surrender of General John Burgoyne, who was surrounded by much larger American militia forces, took place after his retreat to Saratoga.

The capture of an entire British army secured the northern American states from further attacks out of Canada and prevented New England from being isolated. A major result was that France entered the conflict on behalf of the Americans, thus dramatically improving the Americans' chances in the war.

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The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point in the Revolutionary War. There were actually two battles at Saratoga. The first began with John Burgoyne's offensive on September 19, the second with the fighting during the Battle of Bemis Heights on October 7. In the first Battle at Saratoga, generally referred to by historians as Freeman's Farm, the British lost two men for every one American casualty.

In terms of ground gained, however, both sides fought to a draw. In the second Battle, otherwise known as Bemis Heights, British losses were four to one. The rebels' victory was overwhelming.

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After negotiations, Burgoyne officially surrendered on October He returned to England in disgrace and was never given another command. When news of the American victory reached Europe, France entered the war on the side of the patriots. Money and supplies flowed to the American cause, providing Washington's Continental Army with the support necessary to continue its fight against Great Britain.

Britain's loss at Saratoga was disastrous because it showed the European powers that the rebels were capable of defeating the English on their own. More than any other event, it would prove decisive in determining the eventual outcome of the War and the victory of Patriots. Photo by Flying Camera, Inc. The nation's newest fighting ship, claimed by the Navy to be the largest ship afloat, will moor in Gravesend Bay before proceeding to open sea for builder's trials.

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The Saratoga is 1, feet long and her flight deck is feet wide. Navy Photo via AP Wirephoto ". From Our Navy magazine, 15 October A great and very interesting aerial view of USS Saratoga in the second half of , possibly during her shakedown cruise. Note that Forrestal and Saratoga were built with a fore and a mainmast; Sara 's mainmast was removed early in This was a period of change-over between aircraft paint schemes: US Navy photo , dated 12 November Eisenhower left , with Admiral Arleigh A.

Matt and edited by Bruce Robertson. US Navy photo Four planes of U. National Naval Aviation Museum These planes are Bureau s , , and She is in Piraeus Harbor and her crew is "manning the rail" for a visit of the King and Queen of Greece. Note the open canopy. As a high altitude strategic bomber the A3D A-3 under the designation system was not equipped with ejection seats and the crew was expected to jump off with parachutes in case of an emergency.

The Essex began her eighteen year history as a striking arm of the Pacific Fleet after commissioning in Now, the combat-experienced Essex , like several others of her class, is outmoded as a striking force ship by the demands of modern aircraft and the necessities of fleet operations. The converted Essex is now a part of the important anti-submarine warfare forces. The modernized Essex has many features of the new Forrestal class carriers, such as angle decks, steam catapults [ sic ] and the landing mirror system. However, these features do not compensate for the Saratoga 's size advantage.

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The Navy attributes the Saratoga 's size advantage, and increased aviation features with the fifty-percent-fewer accident ratio over the Essex. She carries twice as much jet aircraft fuel, three to four times the number of bombs and can deliver them on target at three to four times as fast as the Essex.

The Saratoga carries more aircraft and her heavier launching and arresting gear, longer flight deck and stronger decks allow her more ease in handling the stresses created by modern jets. The weight of combat aircraft has jumped to six times that of the models and landing and take-off speeds are faster.


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    7. The Saratoga 's ability to sustain greater speeds for a longer period give her greater tactical elusiveness. Her stability increases the all-weather capability of her air squadrons.

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    It is hard to identify the other ships in the photo, but the distinctive lines of USS Northampton CLC-1 are easily seen in the left middle distance. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Sara returned from a Mediterranean deployment on 12 May ; in December she was operating in the Caribbean. Photographed by PH1 M. There are also several merchant ships present. From Rota it will complete its last leg of the trip to the Paris Air Show.

    She was transporting the XCA to the Med. Nixon left , with Admiral Thomas H. Photographed by PH3 Philip J.