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| Keywords: USS Saratoga (CV-3) under repair at Tongatabu in Septermber 1942.jpg 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 Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/80-G-12000/80-G-12967 html 80-G-12967 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1942-09 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Saratoga CV-3 History of Tonga Solomon Islands Campaign Pacific War in September 1942 | ||||
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