USS Oriskany (CV-34)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Yorktown
gptkb:USS_Hornet
gptkb:USS_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:F-8_Crusader
gptkb:A-4_Skyhawk
gptkb:star
90 aircraft
gptkbp:approves 15 March 1955
gptkbp:armament 12 × 40 mm guns
28 × 20 mm guns
4 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal
gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:class Essex-class aircraft carrier
gptkbp:commissioned 25 September 1950
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:crew 3,000 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Naval_Station_San_Diego
14 May 1976
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:1975
1951
gptkbp:displacement 27,100 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk as an artificial reef
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Alameda
gptkb:Naval_Station_San_Diego
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Oriskany (CV-34)
gptkbp:launched 13 October 1945
gptkbp:length 888 feet (271 m)
gptkbp:losses 17 May 2006
gptkbp:nickname The Mighty O
gptkbp:notable_event First carrier to be used as an artificial reef
gptkbp:notable_feature Angled flight deck
Mirror landing system
Steam catapults
Hurricane bow
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Sea_Dragon
gptkb:Operation_Frequent_Wind
gptkb:Operation_Linebacker_II
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
Western Pacific
gptkbp:operates_under gptkb:U._S._Pacific_Fleet
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:propulsion 8 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:speed 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)