USS Saratoga (SCVN-2812)

The USS Saratoga is a fictional starship in the science fiction television series Space: Above and Beyond. The Saratoga is the home base for the 58th Marine Fighter Squadron.

General information
USS Saratoga (SCVN-2812) is the 13th ship of the John F. Kennedy (SCVN-2800)-class space carriers. Saratoga was built by Aero-Tech Space Division in the James Lovell Orbital Assembly Facility. Other Kennedy-class carriers mentioned or seen in the series include USS Colin Powell (SCVN-2801), USS Yorktown (SCVN-2802 ) and the ill-fated USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (SCVN-2807). Yorktown was the former base of the 127th "Angry Angels" Squadron and was badly damaged in the initial engagement with the Chigs, while the Eisenhower was ambushed by a Chig fleet and completely destroyed.

The Saratoga is commanded by Commodore Glenn Ross, and carries numerous squadrons of Hammerheads and other combat aircraft. It also carries a number of ISSCV transport vehicles and serve as a landing platform for Marine infantry combat operations. Saratoga also carries a large contingent of Marines.

The hull code SCVN stands for Space Multi-purpose Aircraft Carrier (Nuclear-Propulsion)

Technical specifications
The Saratoga, while carrying the SA-43 Hammerheads, also has weapons enabling it for combat. It primarily uses its lasers for short range combat against Chig fighters and missiles. Saratoga is also armed with a particle cannon as well as missile launchers for long-range combat, planetary bombardment as well as ship to ship engagement.

Weapons

 * 1 Kinetic particle weapon
 * 4 50 MW Laser pulse cannons
 * 6 300 MW Laser pulse cannons
 * 2 450 MW Laser pulse cannons
 * 1 1.2 GW Laser pulse cannon
 * 2 Phalanx II missile launchers
 * 72 Torpedo launchers

Air Wings

 * 168 SA-43 Hammerhead Fighters
 * 16 AT-72 Stingray Recon Planes
 * 8 B-290 Barracuda Fighter/Bombers
 * 4 SWAC Space-borne Warning and Control Vehicles
 * 12 ISSAPC Inter Solar System Armoured Personnel Carriers
 * 24 SSRT Sub-Orbital Short-Range Transports