The USS Oriskany, an Essex-class aircraft carrier, underwent fire in 1966 and changed naval safety measures entirely. The ...

USS Oriskany (CVA-34), named after the 1777 Battle of Oriskany, was an Essex-class aircraft carrier that stood 872-feet long ...

Captain Farrell led the sinking of the American aircraft carrier USS Oriskany in 2006, which currently sits at the bottom of the Gulf off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. Sinking of the USS ...

Meet the USS Oriskany The last Essex-class aircraft carrier constructed for the U.S. Navy, USS Oriskany (CV/CVA-34), arrived too late to see service during the Second World War. Nevertheless, she ...

Amid gentle swells 50 miles off the coast of North Viet Nam, the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Oriskany swung north ward into the wind. Four A-4E Skyhawk jet bombers soared gracefully off the flight deck.