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In Commission: Saratoga, Mightiest In World Joins The Navy

In Commission: Saratoga, Mightiest In World Joins The Navy
Clip: 354033_1_1
Year Shot: 1956 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1617
Original Film: 029-032-01
HD: N/A
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Timecode: 00:21:33 - 00:22:25

Brooklyn Navy Yard-the new USS. Saratoga, biggest, most powerful vessel ever built, is commissioned in full-dress ceremonies. With a four-acre flight deck, a complement of 100 super-sonic jets and a crew of 3,500, the colossal flat-top is the greatest one-ship concentration of sea power in all history. Establishing shot - The USS Saratoga docked. CUS - USS Saratoga CVA - 60. CUS - Captain Robert Stroll is in command. MLS - Inside an area somewhere in the ship. Lots of people milling around. MS - Enlisted sailors quarters, one sailor sits on a bench. MS - A flight deck hydraulically operated. Many people on the hydraulic deck. MS - Throngs of people and sailors walking about the decks. LS - Throngs seated waiting for the dedication to start. Ground to air - Naval jets flying above the USS Saratoga. MLS - Throngs of sailors waving at the camera. MS - A docked USS Saratoga.