File:USS Saratoga (CV-3) under repair at Tongatabu in Septermber 1942.jpg
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The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) under repair at Tongatabu, Tonga Islands, in September 1942. She had been torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-26 on 31 August. The torpedo struck Saratoga on her starboard side, just aft of the island. The torpedo wounded a dozen of her sailors, including Vice Admiral Fletcher, and it flooded one fireroom, giving the ship a 4° list, but it caused multiple electrical short circuits. These damaged Saratoga's turbo-electric propulsion system and left her dead in the water for a time. The heavy cruiser USS Minneapolis (CA-36) took Saratoga in tow while she launched her aircraft for Espiritu Santo, retaining 36 fighters aboard. By noon, the list had been corrected and she was able to steam under her own power later that afternoon. Note: The list seen in this photo is probably deliberate, to bring the damaged part of Saratoga's hull out of water as she had been hit on the starboard side, amidships. |
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| Source | Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-12967 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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