Key Points and Summary - 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 ...

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 ...

The story of the Battle of Oriskany reached national audiences last Wednesday night during the new Ken Burns documentary “The ...

What You Need to Know: The USS Oriskany, a retired Essex-class aircraft carrier, now rests off Florida’s coast as the world’s largest artificial reef. Sunk in 2006, the “Great Carrier... Summary and ...

Today, you can visit many of America’s retired warships, in ports and rivers, where the vessels, now past their prime, have been converted into museum pieces, ready to host an endeared public. The USS ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The "Mighty O" saw action in Korea and Vietnam and was home base of John McCain before he was taken captive by the North Vietnamese, but the aircraft carrier's greatest fame could ...