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

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 ...

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

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.