Lexington-class aircraft carrier [sister ship is USS Lexington (CV-2)]
name after Battles of Saratoga (1777)
Commissioned: 16 November 1927
Guadalcanal Campaign [7 August 1942 ~ 9 February 1943] - its aircraft sank IJN light carrier Ryūjō (龍驤) during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons in August 1942
Battle of Iwo Jima [19 February ~ 26 March 1945] - she was badly damaged by kamikazeattack and was forced to return to the United States for repairs.
Operation Crossroads [1946] - she was sunk by the nuclear weapon tests.
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