USS Oriskany (CV-34)

History of USS Oriskany (CV-34)

The Essex-class aircraft carriers were one of the most important American fleets of World War II (1939-1945), built between 1941 and 1950, with 24 of the 32 planned ships under construction. All completed ships survived the conflict and were decommissioned after World War II. These ships are conventionally powered, carry self-defense weapons, and can accommodate up to 100 aircraft of various types.

One of the few Essex-class carriers completed after the war was the USS Oriskany (CV-34). As a result, she missed the action in the Great Conflict in general, but made up for it in the ensuing Cold War years with her service.

Oriskany was named in honor of the Battle of Oriskany as part of the American Revolutionary War of 1777 (1775-1783) and became known by various nicknames ("O-Boat", "Mighty O") during her service.

A total of 14 Essex-class carriers were modernized to standard, with Oriskany being the last to come online.

When completed, the Oriskany will have a length of 911 feet, a beam of 129 feet, and a draft of 30.5 feet. Her propulsion scheme included 8 boilers powering 4 150,000 hp Westinghouse gear steam turbines on 4 shafts. This accelerates the Oriskany to a speed of 33 knots for a range of 20,000 nautical miles. There are 2,600 crew members on board and, depending on the type and model, up to 100 aircraft can be transported.

Three elevators serve the flight deck (one deck edge and two centerlines). Armor covers up to 4 inches on the belt and 4 inches on the bulkhead. The displacement is 30,800 tons.

The USS Oriskany is one of the United States warships. Navy that served in the Korean War (1950-1953) and received two Battle Stars for service in the conflict. She was reclassified from "CV" to "CVA" in October 1952, and she was first discharged on January 2, 1957. With the start of the Vietnam War, she returned to service (this was March 7, 1959) and received five more Battle Stars. In 1966, a fire on the ship killed 44 crew members.

She was reclassified from "CVA" to "CV" on June 30, 1976, and retired for the second and last time on September 30, 1976. She was struck off the Naval Register on July 25, 1989, and sold for scrap in 1995, although she survived the scrap torch and in May 2006 as an artificial reef off the coast of Florida (Gulf of Mexico) chiseled.

In this way, she served as the pilot ship of the artificial reef project.

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