SARATOGA CV 60

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Forrestal Class Aircraft Carrier Ordered as Large Aircraft Carrier (CVB) July 23 1952 Reclassified Attack Aircraft Carrier (CVA) October 1 1952 Keel Laid December 16 1952 - Launched October 8 1955 USS SARATOGA CVA-60 Commissioned April 14 1956 USS SARATOGA CV-60 Reclassified Aircraft Carrier (CV) June 30 1972 Decommissioned September 30 1994 Struck from Naval Register September 30 1994

Naval Covers

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1. Saratoga Covers Page 1    (1952-98)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n)

1956-04-14

As CVA-60
Commissioning, cachet by Admiral Farragut Chapter No. 3, USCS

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1956-06-09

As CVA-60

 

Locy Type 2(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-23c

1962-07-04

As CVA-60
4th of July, cachet by Admiral Farragut Chapter No. 3, USCS

 

Locy Type 2(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-23d

1965-12-25

As CVA-60

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1962-02-25

As CVA-60

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1971-09-25

As CVA-60
R/S ship's cachet

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D2,USS)

1980-10-06

As CV-60

 

Locy Type 2-1(n) (USS)

1988-10-27

As CV-60

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-23e

1990-11-26

As CV-60

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-23f

1993-03-24

As CV-60
Cachet by Roger A. Wentworth

 

Locy Type 7

1961-05-18

As CVA-60

 

Locy Type 7dit(n+u) (POW/MIA)

1971-10-22

As CVA-60

 

Locy Type 7dit(n+u) (POW/MIA)

1972-05-19

As CVA-60

 

Locy Type 7dity USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-23b

1957-06-10

As CVA-60
First Day of Issue of the International Naval Review stamp, add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 7dity USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-23b

1957-06-10

As CVA-60
First Day of Issue of the International Naval Review stamp, cachet by Fleetwood

 

Locy Type 7dity USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-23b

1957-06-10

As CVA-60

 

Locy Type 7t(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-23g

1968-03-17

As CVA-60

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1956-06-09

As CVA-60

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u)

1968-10-27

As CVA-60

 

Locy Type 9fu

1961-05-18

As CVA-60

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-23i

1980-10-06

As CV-60

 

Locy Type 9-1(nu) (USS)

1992-02-27

As CV-60

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-8

1982-06-17

As CV-60
Tall Ships 1982, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-23k

1982-10-01

As CV-60
FDPS after Overhaul, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-23l

1994-08-20

As CV-60
Deactivation, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type Meter FR2 (#9002704) FPO 34078

1994-05-28

No Image

As CV-60

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+)

1994-09-30 to 1994-09-30

Last Day in Commission

 

Locy Type LDC 9-1(n+u)

1994-09-30

Last Day in Commission

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USPS Pictorial "Decommissioning Station" Mayport, FL

1994-09-30

Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial "Decommissioning Station" Mayport, FL

1994-09-30 to 1994-09-30

Notes:

 

Mailer's Postmark Permit #18203

1995-06-07

No Image

Arrival at Philadelphia ISMF, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Mailer's Postmark Permit #18203

1998-08-03

No Image

Transferring to Newport, RI, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Cachet

1956-04-14

Notes: This is not a postmark used by the ship. It is a cachet that was used to cancel the stamp.

 

Other Information

SARATOGA received one battle star for service in the Vietnamese conflict.

NAMESAKE - Named for the American Revolutionary War Battle of Saratoga.

 

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