| USS Saratoga (CV-3) Underway at sea, circa 1942. Planes on deck include 5 Grumman F4F Wildcat fighters, 6 Douglas SBD Dauntless scout dive bombers and 1 Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo plane. Note 5-inch (127 millimeter)/38 caliber dual multipurpose turrets; lifeboats; signal flags on forward island; anti-aircraft artillery batteries. USS Saratoga is painted in Measure 21 camouflage; Navy Blue hull, upper decks, and superstructure. | |
| Image Filename | wwii1869.jpg |
| Image Size | 1.21 MB |
| Image Dimensions | 5654 x 3214 |
| Photographer | |
| Photographer Title | United States Navy |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | January 1, 1942 |
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| Country | Pacific Ocean |
| Archive | National Archives and Records Administration |
| Record Number | 80-G-K-459 |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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