USS Oriskany (CVA-34), named after the 1777 Battle of Oriskany, was an Essex-class aircraft carrier that stood 872-feet long with a beam of 147.5 feet. The US Navy commissioned her in 1950 and ...
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USS Oriskany: The Navy Essex-Class Aircraft Carrier That Was Sunk On Purpose
The USS Oriskany (CV-34) was a highly decorated Essex-class aircraft carrier that served with distinction in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and from which John McCain was shot down. -After its ...
On March 6, 1953, with the Korean War in full swing, the Essex-class USS Oriskany carrier's worst enemy was one of her own aircraft. As a Vought F4U Corsair landed on the mighty vessel, a cameraman ...
Aboard the USS Oriskany off the coast of Okinawa, June 28, 1955: Crew members of the USS Oriskany examine the crushed remains of the Banshee jet that crashed into the fantail of the attack aircraft ...
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