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RUSSIAN SUB

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Visit our headquarters at 6854 Post Road, North Kingstown 02852 [Map It]

USS Saratoga Museum Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 845, North Kingstown, R.I.  02852
E-mail:
saratogamuseum@aol.com		 Voice:
(401) 398-1000
Fax:
(401) 885-1290

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PLEASE NOTE: The Saratoga is still Navy property, and is not yet open to the public. We're still working to raise the necessary funds to make that happen. Details about our fundraising efforts can be found here. To make a donation to support our project, select this link.

The Russian Submarine Museum is currently CLOSED. You can find out more on the current state of the submarine museum and our efforts to refloat the boat by selecting this link.

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Saratoga Newsletter

The current edition (2nd qtr, 2008) of The Carrier, the newsletter of the USS Saratoga Museum Foundation, can be found here [Click here to download...]

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In the News...

Legislation would smooth course for Saratoga project

7 June 08: Legislation has been filed in both the Rhode Island Senate and the House in an effort to ensure the continued viability of the Saratoga project, which will result in more than 500 jobs, create some $1.2 million each year in new tax receipts, and generate some $28 million in annual economic impact. This bill does not request any money. In fact, this project will not involve any direct State funding. However, supporters say legislation is necessary to protect the $6.5 million federal loan guarantee that is the cornerstone of the Saratoga project financing. [Click here to read more...]

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Current Status of the Project

As of May 1, 2007, the USS Saratoga Museum Foundation, Inc. could identify about $10.5 million in cash, pledges and loans that can be applied to the project.

Our position is that we have met the challenge of raising $10 million; that opinion is buttressed by the fact that Governor Carcieri himself announced our federally-guaranteed $6.5 million loan last October, congratulating us at the time for reaching the target he had established.

We are proceeding with step two: completing the engineering studies to show the project is environmentally permittable. [Click here to read more...]

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Welcome  to the Air, Land & Sea Heritage and Technology Park, a celebration of Rhode Island's naval heritage and technological future. Our proposal is to locate the Park -- featuring the former USS Saratoga (CV-60) as its centerpiece -- at the former Quonset Point Naval Air Station, North Kingstown, RI.

SARATOGA at Davisville Pier Two

The Saratoga is at this time still the property of the US Navy, and is not yet open to the public. A summary of the Heritage and Technology Park project can be viewed by selecting this link.

Our goal: To cross Narragansett Bay
--"The Last Cruise of the Saratoga"--
within the next 12 months...
with your help!

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In the News...

Volunteer Spotlight:

RI Air Show 2008, Quonset Point
28-29 June 2008 - Saratoga Museum volunteers staff the float and displays at the Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show, Quonset Point.

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*** Volunteers Needed! ***

The lifeblood of any non-profit organization is its corps of volunteers. A gratifying number of you have already answered the call to help us save the carrier Saratoga and transform her into the centerpiece of a museum, education center and family attraction at Quonset Point.

Uncle Frank Needs You! Many of you have helped out by working a regular shift at our retail location in the Rhode Island mall. Perhaps you have manned a booth at the Quonset Air Show, Wickford Art Fair, Charlestown Seafood Festival or one of the other events at which we show our flag each year. Others have carried our banner in numerous parades, worked on our large carrier model, or helped out in the office.

We salute all of you who have already invested time in our non-profit endeavor.

As we get closer to our ultimate goal, we need new volunteers now more than ever. There is a task to fit every skill level and every level of physical ability. We have work to be done in Providence, Warwick and South County. For those of you who do not live in this area, we need help in outreach efforts to find other Saratoga veterans and help in fundraising.

  • To join our team, please click here.
    • Volunteer applications should be mailed to:
    USS Saratoga Museum Foundation, Inc.
    PO Box 845
    North Kingstown, RI 02852


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