E 2.3 The Condition of the Vessels i. As part of the hg vessels were inspected: resurvey of the ; A. ie B. Pilotfish 13 C. Apogon : D. Nagato BAKER test site, the following Saratoga The following is an excerpt from Reference C-3. } 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- | 34 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. 4 error. "“X"