Saratoga

Trivia

 * USS Saratoga was the second of the Lexington-class ships, which were originally designed as battlecruisers until the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 necessitated their conversion into aircraft carriers. Nicknamed "Sister Sara" or "Sara Maru" by her crews, she served with distinction during the Second World War, being present in many major engagements including the Guadalcanal campaign, the New Georgia campaign, and the Battle of Iwo Jima, along with seeing combat in the Indian Ocean.
 * Converted into a training ship in 1945 following battle damage from Iwo Jima, and used as a repatriation vessel at the end of the war. She would later be used as one of the ships present in the Operation Crossroads nuclear tests of 1946 in Bikini Atoll, where she sank after the Test Baker nuclear detonation.
 * The letter E on Saratoga's funnel is a Battle Effectiveness Award granted to US Navy ships that demonstrate an exceptional state of combat readiness, and in Saratoga's case was awarded for Excellence in Engineering during exercises in 1938.
 * Sunk Ryuujou with her aircraft during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on 24 August, 1942.