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	USS Oriskany, CVA-34
		Oriskany was part of the affirmative answer to the crucial question as to whether the Korean War would have an affect upon the Navy's ability to maintain the status quo in the Mediterranean.
		Oriskany steamed to Subic Bay 28 October 1966, where victims of the fire were transferred to waiting aircraft for transportation to the United States.
		Oriskany began the first of five line periods on 16 May, flying 9,884 combat and support sorties until departing the region on 5 November, arriving at NAS Alameda on the 17th.
	www.divemightyo.com /USS_Oriskany_CVA-34.html (1961 words)

	USS Oriskany
		On Sept.25, 1950, Oriskany was commissioned at the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard and--in keeping with her heritage--was sent out "to oppose the enemy with vigor, as a true patriot, for the defense of (her) country".
		Oriskany men got the ship off to an impressive beginning by setting an all-time record in gunnery marksmanship.
		Upon completion of the cruise, Oriskany entered the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard in Nov. 1951 and was placed in inactive status for a flight deck renovation.
	www.ussoriskany.com /id15.html (244 words)

	Dive Miami Alliance - USS Oriskany CVA 34
		The USS Oriskany Regional Task Force now consists of the 3 counties of Palm Beach, Broward and Miami to include the Convention and Visitors Bureaus.
		Gossard of the Oriskany Reunion Association (ORA) to extend Honorary Chairman and Special Advisor Position of the ORA to the USS Oriskany CVA 34 Task Force.
		SupShip, Portsmouth, VA, releases for bid a Request for Proposal to remediate the USS Oriskany CVA 24 to be an artificial reef.
	www.divemiami.com /ussoriskany_news.htm (1780 words)

	Aircraft Carrier Photo Index: USS ORISKANY (CV-34)
		Oriskany moored at Yokosuka, Japan, circa 1952-53, with a Commencement Bay-class CVE alongside and US-built Tacoma-class frigates in the background.
		USS Oriskany (CVA-34) underway off the coast of Southern California, 27 January 1955, with four F2H Banshee jet fighters on her flight deck.
		USS Oriskany (CVA-34) in the South China Sea during her June 16, 1967 – January 31, 1968 Vietnam cruise.
	www.navsource.org /archives/02/34.htm (2154 words)

	YouTube - USS Oriskany
		That sounds correct to me. The USS Midway, for example was a straight deck carrier when my uncle served on her in the early 1950's.
		As anyone can see, she was converted to a canted flight deck after that.
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	www.youtube.com /watch?v=saEy35JycMQ (678 words)

	U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers - USS Oriskany (CV 34)
		Oriskany was part of the affirmative answer to the crucial question as to whether the Korean War would have an affect upon the Navy's ability to maintain the status quo in the Mediterranean.
		Oriskany departed the shipyard 9 September for underway training out of San Diego until 7 June 1962 when she again deployed to the Far East with Carrier Air Group 16 embarked.
		Oriskany steamed to Subic Bay 28 October 1966, where victims of the fire were transferred to waiting aircraft for transportation to the United States.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv34-oriskany/cv34-oriskany.html (1615 words)

	History of Ships and Navy/CVA-34 USS Oriskany
		Oriskany was part of the affirmative answer to the crucial question as to whether the Korean War would have an affectupon the Navy's ability to maintain the status quo in the Mediterranean.
		Oriskany arrived at Yokosuka from San Francisco 2 April 1955, and operatedwith the Fast Carrier Task Force ranging from Japan and Okinawa to the Philippines.This deployment ended 7 September and the carrier arrived Alameda, Calif.21 September.
		Oriskany steamed to Subic Bay 28 October, where victims of the fire weretransferred to waiting aircraft for transportation to the United States.A week later the carrier departed for San Diego, arriving 16 November.
	www.historycentral.com /navy/CV34Oriskany.html (1410 words)

	History of Ships and Navy/CVA-34 USS Oriskany
		Oriskany (CVA-34), an attack aircraft carrier was laid down 1 May 1944by the New York Naval Shipyard, launched 13 October 1945; and sponsored by Mrs.
		Oriskany was part of the affirmative answer to the crucial question as to whether the Korean War would have an affectupon the Navy's ability to maintain the status quo in the Mediterranean.
		Oriskany steamed to Subic Bay 28 October, where victims of the fire weretransferred to waiting aircraft for transportation to the United States.A week later the carrier departed for San Diego, arriving 16 November.
	www.navyhistory.com /CV34Oriskany.html (1410 words)

	USS Oriskany (CV 34)
		USS ORISKANY and the USS NITRO (AE 23) are in a minor collision during an underway replenishment.
		USS ORISKANY was laid down 1 May 1944 by the New York Naval Shipyard, launched 13 October 1945; and sponsored by Mrs.
		ORISKANY was part of the affirmative answer to the crucial question as to whether the Korean War would have an affect upon the Navy's ability to maintain the status quo in the Mediterranean.
	navysite.de /cv/cv34.htm (2028 words)

	Gary's Gulf Divers, Full Service Dive Shops, Orange Beach, Alabama
		The Oriskany Reef was deployed on the morning of May 17, 2006 at a depth of 212 feet, approximately 22.5 nautical miles southeast of Pensacola Pass.
		The Oriskany landed on the exact planned coordinates, and is sitting perfectly upright on the seafloor with the bow facing due south.
		Because the Oriskany is in deep water and can be affected by strong water currents, divers are strongly encouraged to use extreme caution when diving this reef.
	www.gulfdiver.net /oriskany.htm (544 words)

	USS Oriskany (CV 34)
		USS ORISKANY and the USS NITRO (AE 23) are in a minor collision during an underway replenishment.
		USS ORISKANY loses a propeller and a section of the propeller's tail shaft while operating in the Pacific, thus limiting the carrier to three engines.
		USS ORISKANY was laid down 1 May 1944 by the New York Naval Shipyard, launched 13 October 1945; and sponsored by Mrs.
	www.navysite.de /cv/cv34.htm (2028 words)

	Once sold for scrap, USS Oriskany could become reef (Site not responding. Last check: )
		ORISKANY -- The long-retired USS Oriskany aircraft carrier might yet escape being scrapped and find a more fitting final resting place -- as a large artificial barrier reef.
		The 27,100-ton carrier was named after the Battle of Oriskany, where Gen. Nicholas Herkimer and his band of patriots fought British troops and their Indian allies in 1777.
		Mayor Donald Rothdiener, who's also a member of the USS Oriskany Reunion Association that meets annually, says he'd prefer that the Oriskany have a burial at sea rather than be sold for scrap.
	www.uticaod.com /archive/2003/08/01/news/11863.html (580 words)

	USS Oriskany - Pensacola SCUBA Site - Dive Spots
		After nearly two years of delays caused by hurricanes and permitting issues, the USS Oriskany was successfully sunk on May 17, 2006, to become the world?s largest intentionally created artificial reef.
		The USS Oriskany was launched in late 1945 and served admirably in both the Korean War and in Vietnam.
		The Oriskany was one of the ships used as a show of force by President Kennedy during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and was the carrier from which Senator John McCain launched his plane before being shot down over Vietnam.
	www.divespots.com /scuba/view.divespot?spotID=330 (383 words)

	Virtual Wall - USS ORISKANY CVA-34 26 October 1966
		USS ORISKANY was a TICONDEROGA class aircraft carrier; her keel was laid in the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard on 01 May 1944.
		ORISKANY launched her first combat sorties on 08 May 1965, flying more than 12,000 combat sorties before returning to San Diego on 16 Dec 1965.
		ORISKANY was on station when USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59) had a major shipboard fire on 29 July 1967 and was one of the first on the scene with assistance.
	www.virtualwall.org /units/oriskany.htm (780 words)

	News articles for Oriskany, New York (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The USS Oriskany was scheduled to arrive in early December at the Port of Corpus Christi so oils and solvents could be drained from hundreds of tanks and bilge...
		Texas and several other coastal states are expected to do battle over the USS Oriskany, the first carrier to be donated by the Navy for use as an artificial...
		It's on course to obtain the USS Oriskany and sink the aircraft carrier for use as a fishing reef, a big attraction with anglers and divers in this era of...
	www.linkmorgue.org /united_states/full/New_York/Oriskany.html (710 words)

	USN Ships--USS Oriskany (CV/CVA-34)
		USS Oriskany, a 27,100 ton Ticonderoga class aircraft carrier, was built at the New York Navy Yard.
		Oriskany was repaired in the U.S., returned to the war zone in mid-1967 and rendered assistance to USS Forrestal when that carrier also suffered a major fire.
		However, after a prolonged effort that exhibited the perilous state of the domestic ship-breaking industry at the end of the Twentieth Century, she was repossessed in 1997 and spent nearly a decade awaiting final disposition.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-o/cv34.htm (1103 words)

	Oriskany Museum and USS Oriskany Reunion Association
		The webmaster is looking for good links that supply and share information about shipmates or anything related to the USS Oriskany, aircraft carriers, or a site which you have found that you'd like to share.
		In addition to USS Oriskany memorabilia, the museum has dioramas telling the story of the Battle of Oriskany.
		The museum collection was begun by the Battle of Oriskany Historical Society in 1966 and the society continues to hold meetings and care for the artifacts.
	www.ussoriskany.com (385 words)

	CDNN :: USS Oriskany - Scuba Diving on the 'Great Carrier Reef'
		But their ardent bid to the Navy and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was trumped by the Pensacola naval community, many of whose current and former residents served aboard the carrier during the Korean and Vietnam wars.
		Mucci, who has dived the Oriskany numerous times -- both on scuba and holding his breath -- said the ship cannot be fully explored in one dive, or even a dozen.
		The Oriskany has already attracted plenty of marine life, with a thin coating of algae on the hull and sea creatures circulating in and around it.
	www.cdnn.info /news/travel/t061116.html (963 words)

	Florida Tourism: World's Largest Artificial Reef; Reefing the USS Oriskany by VISIT FLORIDA
		The retired aircraft carrier USS Oriskany, a combat veteran ship, has made its final port call to her resting place in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 24 miles southeast of the Pensacola coast.
		The Oriskany's last battle was a hotly contested competition between the Gulf states of Texas and Mississippi, and the Atlantic states of South Carolina and Georgia.
		In May 1953, the USS Oriskany put aside her guns and shouldered a battery of movie cameras when she became a floating movie set for Hollywood stars William Holden and Mickey Rooney in the film The Bridges of Toko Ri.
	www.visitflorida.com /cms/index.php/id=2045 (779 words)

	Last cruise of USS Oriskany: Murdoc Online (Site not responding. Last check: )
		MO's been covering the saga of the plan to sink USS Oriskany (CVA 34) as an artificial reef for quite some time.
		The decommissioned aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA 34) is towed out to sea May 15, 2006, where it will be sunk in the Gulf of Mexico 22 miles south of Pensacola, Fla., in approximately 212 feet of water.
		Oriskany is schedule to be scuttled 22 miles south of Pensacola in approximately 212 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico, where it will become the largest ship ever intentionally sunk as an artificial reef.
	www.murdoconline.net /archives/003743.html (1084 words)

	Dive Oriskany reef - Pensacola - Mighty O SCUBA diving charter
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		For recreational/sport divers the Oriskany dive is a deep dive.
		It has been a long and many times unexpected journey for the USS Oriskany.
	www.divemightyo.com (448 words)

	DestinSharks.com » Blog Archive » USS Oriskany becomes the Largest Intentional Manmade Reef!
		The Oriskany was first constructed in the early 1940’s for WW-2 but the first to wear that name ended up the USS Wasp.
		CVA 34 Oriskany hull was laid in 1944 then set on the back burner when the war ended, only to be finished for Korea.
		[…] The USS Spiegel was the largest intentionally sunk reef in the United States prior to the sinking of the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany in 2006.
	destinsharks.com /uncategorized/20 (2664 words)

	USS Oriskany (CVA-34)
		ORISKANY (CVA-34), an attack aircraft carrier was laid down 1 May 1944 by the New York Naval Shipyard, launched 13 October 1945; and sponsored by Mrs.
		Medical assistance was rushed to the carrier from sister aircraft carriers CONSTELLATION and FRANKLIN D. ORISKANY steamed to Subic Bay 28 October, where victims of the fire were transferred to waiting aircraft for transportation to the United States.
		ORISKANY returned to the Naval Air Station pier at Alameda Calif. 31 January 1968, and entered San Francisco Bav Naomi Shipyard 7 February for an eight,month overhaul.
	www.swordsmen.org /oriskany.htm (1519 words)

	USS Oriskany
		I was a dental tech stationed aboard the USS Oriskany during the 1966 WestPac Cruise.
		I also have a couple of booklets that were published regarding the USS Oriskany including the decommissioning ceremony pamphlet.
		I will be adding a section telling a little about my time in the Navy...from Recruit Training to being on the USS Oriskany in the future.
	glewis.us /Oriskany.htm (264 words)

	cbs4.com - USS Oriskany Becomes Biggest Artificial Reef
		From 1952 to 1953, the Oriskany served with the U.S. Seventh Fleet as part of the United Nations Task Force.
		During this time, fighters took off from the Oriskany and took part in what is believed to be the first multi-jet aerial dog fight in history.
		The Oriskany became the flagship of the Command Carrier Division One in 1963 and later served seven combat cruises during the Vietnam Conflict.
	cbs4.com /topstories/local_story_137084424.html (502 words)

	The Reefing Of The USS Oriskany \| Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Escambia County FL was chosen on April 5, 2004, to be the final destination for the "Oriskany" Reef Project.
		The USS Oriskany CV/CVA-34 is destined to become an artificial reef sometime in 2006.
		The retired aircraft carrier USS Oriskany will eventually be sunk in the Gulf of Mexico off Pensacola's coast to serve as an artificial reef and dive site.
	www.pensacolachamber.com /armedservices/ussoriskany.htm (459 words)

	USS Oriskany laid to rest - now it's a reef - On Deadline - USATODAY.com
		The USS Oriskany, an aircraft carrier that served in the Korean and Vietnam wars and was home to fliers including now-Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., was scuttled off of Pensacola, Fla., today.
		I was stationed on an oiler in Hawaii that refueled the Oriskany on her return trip to the states after her decommissioning.
		I remember the Oriskany, she was a Midway class carrier, much bigger than the WWII Essex class carriers like the Hornet.
	blogs.usatoday.com /ondeadline/2006/05/uss_oriskany_la.html (1053 words)

	CDNN :: Navy Veterans Remember USS Oriskany
		Local U.S. Navy veterans, some of whom were on that 1952 cruise, are remembering the USS Oriskany as she heads for the ocean floor.
		The Oriskany was named for a battle in the American Revolution, in which a force of about 800 patriots and 60 Oneida Indians who were marching to the aid of besieged Fort Stanwix in New York were ambushed.
		Literature from the Oriskany Museum in Oriskany, N.Y., calls the battle "a turning point of the American Revolution," because it indirectly caused the British to lifted their siege of Fort Stanwix.
	www.cdnn.info /industry/i040314/i040314.html (791 words)

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