
SMY 14a USS SARATOGA (CA 2) ex-NEW YORK. Built Cramps, 1890-93; rebuilt 1903-06; displ. 8200 t.; 384 (oa) x 64.75 x 23.5 ft; Recip. hp 16,5000 = 21kts; (new) 4 x 8"/45 + 10 x 5"/50 + 8x3" + - x TT; 1911 r/n SARATOGA (to free name for BB34). WWI convoy escort & troop transp.; 1917 r/n ROCHESTER (free name for CC 3, later CV 3). Ship served in all areas, flagship Asiatic Squadron twice; refit 1932-33, 8 boilers + 1 funnel removed, decommissioned as receiving ship Olongapo, Subic Bay. 12. 1941 scuttled.
