Her silhouette has been changed by removal of four twin 8" turrets, replacing them with twin 5"/38 mounts. She finally received the wider forward flight deck and the lengthened after flight deck first envisaged as early as 1936 and earlier provided to uss Lexington. A British-style open bridge was built atop the flag plot. The tripod foremast was replaced by pole mast. The distinctive tall stack was also lowered and she received a pair of Mk-37 5" directors (for the 5"/38 guns), with Mk-4 radars, and a secondary air search radar (SC) at the after end of the stack.
These modifications, as well as anti-torpedo blisters below the water line, greatly improved Saratoga's readiness for combat in the Pacific.
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