USS Saratoga (CV/CVA/CVB-60) was the second of four Forrestal-class supercarriers built for the US Navy in the 1950s. Saratoga was the sixth U.S. Navy ship, and the second aircraft carrier, to be named for the Battles of Saratoga in the American Revolutionary War. Commissioned in 1956, she spent most of her career in the Mediterranean, and was immediately involved in the Cuban blockade and missile crisis. She also participated during the Vietnam War, receiving one battle star for her service. Saratoga was decommissioned in 1994. She also saw the first operational A-6 Intruder in ’63, was involved in the Libyan crisis, and one of her last operational duties was to participate in Operation Desert Shield / Storm. This is the white version of the ship patch and does not come with velcro attached.
