The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: USS SARATOGA DAMAGE
Official Navy damage-assessment photographs record the torn bulkheads, blast-scarred compartments, and smoke-filled seas surrounding USS Saratoga (CV-3) after the kamikaze and bomb strikes off Iwo Jima in February 1945. Interspersed views of Pacific Islander families and village dwellings round out a collection that captures both the machinery of war and the communities it touched.
Interior Kamikaze Damage Aboard USS Saratoga (CV-3), February 1945
Underexposed Silhouette View, USS Saratoga Vicinity
Battle Damage Aboard USS Saratoga (CV-3), WWII
Shrapnel-Damaged Berthing Compartment Bulkhead, USS Saratoga (CV-3)
Fire and Blast Damage to Interior Compartment, USS Saratoga (CV-3)
Group Portrait of Pacific Islander Men Before Thatched Dwelling
Family Group Portrait, Pacific Island Village
Overhead View of Blast/Fire Damage Within Ship Compartment
Torn Bulkhead and Structural Damage, Ship Interior
Ladder and Structural Damage Within Ship Compartment
Fire-Damaged Overhead Piping and Insulation, Ship Interior
Interior Battle Damage Aboard USS Saratoga (CV-3) Following Kamikaze Attack
Explosion and Smoke Plume Near U.S. Navy Task Group, Likely USS Saratoga (CV-3) Kamikaze Attack, February 1945
Torn Bulkhead Damage with Exposed Framing, Ship Interior
