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2.3
The Condition of the Vessels
i.
As
part
of
the
hg
vessels were inspected:
resurvey of the
;
A.
ie
B.
Pilotfish
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C.
Apogon
:
D.
Nagato
BAKER test site,
the
following
Saratoga
The following is an excerpt from Reference C-3.
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3.
Very detailed inspections were made on A, B, and C, but
sufficient time was available for only a cursory inspection
of Nagato.
Much more serious damage to Saratoga occurred than had
been reported originally.
She is presumed to be beyond
economical repair, even if she chould have been kept afloat.
The hull girder appears to have been twisted, and the flight
deck is broken at about: frame No. 192 and has about a 4-foot
Step in it.
At frame No. 192 port and starboard, a crack
was reported in each sheer strake as well as heavy buckling.
The flight deck appears to bend up forward of the elevator,
and
the
elevator
is
destroyed.
Bottom
damage
included
rupture of both starboard struts and misalignment of both
No. 1 and No. 3 shafts as well as cracks in both starboard
stern tubes.
Forward from about frame No. 10 aft the
garboard and 8B strakes were deeply indented as far as could
be seen (frame No. 48-49).
A crack was found in_ the
-
Starboard blister at about frame No. 76.
Shown on Figure C-3 is the “Saratoga" as it lies on the lagoon bottom.
exact location of the
"Saratoga"
is uncertain.
The
Reference C-4 reports her
:
location as Longitude 165° 30' East and Latitude 349 50° (sic) North in 27-
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fachoms
latitude is
heading
270°T.
119 34'
50"
Clearly
North,
this
then the
is
in
5000088
c-1
If
the
actual
"Saratoga" is located at the
Shown on Figure C-2 and lies on contaminated mud.
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error.
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