USS Saratoga (CV-60) 1978-79 Cruise Varsity Jacket

USS Saratoga (CV-60) was the second Forrestal-class supercarrier, commissioned in 1956 and named for the Revolutionary War Battle of Saratoga. Originally designated CVA-60, she was reclassified CV-60 in 1972 and deployed repeatedly to the Mediterranean with the Sixth Fleet through the Cold War. Saratoga served until her decommissioning in 1994.

This heavyweight letterman jacket commemorates Saratoga's 1978-79 Mediterranean deployment with the Sixth Fleet.