CVA-34 uss oriskany

USS Oriskany (CVA-34) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier commissioned by the United States Navy in 1950. Named after the Revolutionary War Battle of Oriskany, she served prominently during the Korean War and later in the Vietnam War, where her air wing conducted significant combat operations. The Oriskany earned multiple battle stars for her service in Vietnam, notably surviving a devastating fire in 1966 that resulted in the loss of 44 crew members. Decommissioned in 1976, she was ultimately sunk as an artificial reef off the coast of Florida in 2006.