USS Saratoga (CV-60) was a Forrestal-class supercarrier commissioned 14 April 1956 and serving the U.S. Navy through 20 August 1994 — 38 years of continuous service spanning the height of the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War, Lebanon, the 1985 Achille Lauro hijacking response, and Operation Desert Storm. The 80-entry equipment manifest below is sourced from the 30 April 1956 Machinery & Hull Data Synopsis Report — primary-source BUSHIPS documentation of the machinery installed during her construction at New York Naval Shipyard.
Equipment Manifest
| Equipment | Manufacturer | Qty | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Turbines | GE | 4 | |
| Reduction Gears | GE | ||
| Boilers | Babcock & Wilcox | 4 | |
| Distiller Distillate Pump | Worthington | 4 | |
| Motors | Reliance | 4 | Distiller 1st Effect Coil Drain Pump motors |
| Distiller 1st Effect Coil Drain Pump | Worthington | 4 | |
| Distiller Brine Overboard Pump | Worthington | 4 | |
| Distiller Feed Pump | Davidson | 4 | |
| Motors | Star-Kimble | 4 | Distiller Feed Pump motors |
| Distiller Salt Water Circ. Pump | Davidson | 4 | |
| Contaminated Drain Pumps | Worthington | 2 | |
| L.P. Steam Drain Transfer Pumps | Worthington | 4 | |
| F.W. Drain Tank Pumps | Weil | 8 | |
| Motors | Marbie-Card | F.W. Drain Tank Pumps motors | |
| Main Feed Pump | Worthington | 12 | |
| Main Feed Pump Turbine | Worthington | 12 | |
| Main Feed Booster Pump (M.D.) | Worthington | 4 | |
| Main Feed Booster Pump (T.D.) | Worthington | 8 | |
| Reduction Unit | Falk | 8 | Main Feed Booster Pump (T.D.) |
| Turbine | Whiton | 8 | Main Feed Booster Pump (T.D.) |
| Res. Feed Transfer & Emerg. Feed Booster Pump | Worthington | 4 | |
| 600 kw Generator Condensate Pump | Warren | 12 | |
| Motors | Westinghouse | 2 | 600 kw Generator Condensate Pump motors |
| 1500 kw Generator Condensate Pump | Worthington | 8 | |
| 1500 kw Generator Condensate Pump | Warren | 8 | |
| Main Condenser Circ. Pumps | Warren | 4 | |
| Main Condenser Circ. Pumps Turbine | Westinghouse | 4 | |
| Main Condensate Pumps | Worthington | 4 | |
| Main Condensate Pumps Reduction Unit | Falk | 4 | |
| Main Condensate Pumps Turbine | Whiton | 4 | |
| 600 dw Generator Cond. Circ. Pump | Worthington | 2 | |
| Main L.O. Service Pump | DeLaval | 4 | |
| Lube Oil Service Pump (T.D.) | DeLaval | 4 | |
| Lube Oil Service Pump (T.D.) Turbine | DeLaval | 4 | |
| Shaft Driven Main L.O. Pump | GE | 4 | |
| Oily Bilge & Fuel Oil Tank Stripping Pump | Worthington | 4 | |
| Main Thrust Bearing L.O. Pumps | DeLaval | 4 | |
| Main Thrust Bearing L.O. Pumps | Philadelphia Gear | 4 | |
| Emerg. Diesel SW Booster Pumps | Worthington | 3 | |
| Fire Pumps | Allis-Chalmers | 13 | |
| Fuel Oil Transfer Pumps | DeLaval | 8 | |
| Aux. Mach. Cooling Water Pumps | Worthington | 4 | |
| Main Fire Pump | Allis-Chalmers | 4 | |
| Main Fire Pump Turbine | Worthington | 4 | |
| Priming Pump for Reserve Feed Transfer & Emerg. Feed Booster Pump | Nash | 4 | |
| Motors | Electro Dynamic | 4 | Priming Pump motors |
| Diesel Oil Transfer Pump | DeLaval | 2 | |
| Port Fuel Oil Service Pump | DeLaval | 4 | |
| Fuel Oil & Heat Pump | DeLaval | 12 | |
| Fuel Oil & Heat Pump Turbine | DeLaval | 12 | |
| Fuel Oil Tank Stripping Pumps | Sier-Bath | 3 | |
| Aviation Service Air Compressor | Worthington | 3 | |
| Main Forced Draft Blowers | Westinghouse | 24 | |
| Main Forced Draft Blowers Turbine | Westinghouse | 24 | |
| Port Use Forced Draft Blowers | Westinghouse | 8 | |
| Motors | Brown Brockmeyer | 8 | Port Use Forced Draft Blowers motors |
| Boiler Control Air Compressor | Worthington | 8 | |
| Ships Service Air Compressor | Garner-Denver | 2 | |
| H.P. Air Compressors | Worthington | 6 | |
| Nitrogen Compressors-Main | CH Wheeler | 4 | |
| Nitrogen Compressors-Aux | Westinghouse | 8 | |
| 600 gw Generator | Foster Wheeler | 2 | |
| Main Ejectors | CH Wheeler | 4 | |
| Aux. Ejectors | Westinghouse | 8 | |
| 600 kw Generator | Foster Wheeler | 2 | |
| VAC Drain Tank | CH Wheeler | 2 | |
| Gland Exhauster Condensers | CH Wheeler | 4 | |
| Feed Water Heaters & DFT | Elliott | 4 | |
| Fuel Oil Heaters | Davis | 16 | |
| Lubricating Oil Coolers | Griscom-Russell | 4 | |
| Refrigerating Plants-Air Conditioner | Carrier | 7 | |
| Process Water Cooling-Chiller | Carrier | 2 | |
| Photograph Laboratory Air Conditioning | Carrier | 1 | |
| Distilling Plants | Griscom-Russell | 4 | |
| Air Ejectors | CH Wheeler | 2 | |
| 1500 kw Generator | Westinghouse | 8 | |
| 1000 kw Emerg. Generator | Westinghouse | 3 | |
| 600 kw 400 Cycle Generator | GE | 2 | |
| 600 kw 400 Cycle Generator Turbine | GE | 2 | |
| Motor Generator | Hanson-Van Winkle-Munning | 4 |
Asbestos-Containing Materials Aboard Saratoga
The standard asbestos-containing materials installed throughout U.S. Navy aircraft carriers of this era are documented to have included:
- Pipe lagging and thermal insulation on main steam, feed-water, fuel-oil, condensate, and saltwater piping throughout machinery spaces
- Boiler block insulation, refractory brick, and gun-blocks around the main boilers
- Asbestos gaskets and braided packing in valves, flanges, pumps, condensers, heat exchangers, and turbine glands
- Insulation jackets and removable lagging on main propulsion turbines, reduction gears, ship-service turbine generators, and forced-draft blowers
- Sheet asbestos and Marinite panels as fire-stops, bulkhead insulation, and overhead insulation
- Vinyl asbestos floor tile (VAT) in passageways, berthing, mess decks, and habitable compartments
- Asbestos rope, wick, and tape in gland-seal applications throughout the engineering plant
Sailors in Boilerman, Machinist’s Mate, Engineman, Electrician’s Mate, Hull Maintenance Technician, Damage Controlman, and other engineering ratings worked routinely in spaces where these materials were installed, maintained, ripped out, and replaced.
VA Benefits for Saratoga Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs recognizes mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, and pleural disease as conditions presumed to be service-connected for Navy veterans with documented asbestos exposure. The Saratoga equipment manifest is direct documentary evidence of the asbestos-containing materials her crew worked around throughout her service life.
Parallel claims against the asbestos bankruptcy trust funds established by the manufacturers of these products are also available, and do not reduce VA compensation.
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Equipment manifest derived from public-record BUSHIPS documentation specific to USS Saratoga (CV-60). Manufacturer attribution links to documented asbestos-product histories on AsbestosIndex.com where available. Editorial review applied per site standards.