USS Saratoga (CV-60) 1994 Cruise Sweatshirt

The USS Saratoga (CV-60) was a Forrestal-class aircraft carrier commissioned on April 14, 1956, and homeported at Naval Station Mayport, Florida. Named for the 1777 Battles of Saratoga that proved the turning point of the American Revolution. The 1994 cruise stands as Saratoga's final deployment before her decommissioning on August 20, 1994, after nearly four decades of service spanning the Cold War, Vietnam, the Achille Lauro intercept, and Operation Desert Storm. The sailors who made this final cruise carried the ship's proud legacy to the very end. This sweatshirt honors every Saratoga veteran who served during her farewell deployment.