Former USS Saratoga heads to scrapyard . Voyage from Texas to Rhode Island expected to take Thursday . During its more than 38 years in the Navy , the Saratoga went on 22 deployments , including serving off North Vietnam in 1972 and 1973 . U.S. Navy paid a penny to dispose of ship .
Former USS Saratoga heads to scrapyard . Voyage from Texas to Rhode Island expected to take Thursday . U.S. Navy paid a penny to dispose of ship .