USS Oriskany (CVA-34)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hunters_Point_Naval_Shipyard
gptkb:Admiral_E._J._King
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:F-8_Crusader
gptkb:A-4_Skyhawk
gptkb:A-6_Intruder
gptkb:EA-6_B_Prowler
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 Oriskany-class aircraft carrier
gptkbp:commissioned 25 September 1950
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:decommissioned 14 May 1976
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:1975
1951
gptkbp:displacement 36,000 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk as an artificial reef
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Naval_Station_Norfolk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Oriskany (CVA-34)
gptkbp:launched 13 February 1950
gptkbp:length 888 feet (271 m)
gptkbp:losses gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
17 May 2006
gptkbp:nickname The Mighty O
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Operation_Linebacker
gptkb:Operation_Sea_Dragon
gptkb:Operation_Frequent_Wind
Vietnam War operations
gptkbp:notable_feature command and control center
aircraft maintenance facilities
angled flight deck
hangar deck
defensive armament
steam catapults
elevators for aircraft
combat information center
flight deck crew training
nuclear capabilities (planned but not implemented)
gptkbp:operates_under gptkb:U._S._Pacific_Fleet
gptkb:U._S._Seventh_Fleet
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:purpose naval aviation training
gptkbp:resting_place artificial reef
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:battle
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Bon_Homme_Richard_(CVA-31)
gptkb:USS_Coral_Sea_(CVA-43)
gptkb:USS_Franklin_D._Roosevelt_(CVA-42)
gptkb:USS_Hancock_(CVA-19)
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USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63)
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