";s:4:"text";s:25229:"The carrier will rest on the sea floor 22-miles south of Pensacola, Florida in approximately 212-ft. of water in the Gulf of Mexico, becoming the largest ship ever intentionally sunk as an artificial reef - May 17, 2006 Originally designed as a "long-hulled" Essex-class ship (considered by some authorities to be a separate class, the Ticonderoga class) her construction was suspended in 1946. She entered San Francisco Naval Shipyard for overhaul; the overhaul was completed on 22 October, when she put to sea for the first of a series of coastal operations, and participation in the production of the Korean War-era film The Bridges at Toko-Ri, where she stood in for the escort carrier USS Savo Island.[4]. Oriskany departed New York on 6 December 1950, for carrier qualification operations off Jacksonville, Florida, followed by a Christmas call at Newport, Rhode Island. The wooden flight deck planking was also replaced with aluminum planking. Events in Vietnam meanwhile, forced the warship into feverish preparations for deployment; and she sailed for her seventh Vietnam tour on 5 June. Oriskany's Primary Flight Control, photographed in July 2008, Oriskany has been featured in films such as Men of the Fighting Lady and The Bridges at Toko-Ri from 1954 and What Dreams May Come (1998). Oriskany seconds to sink.jpg. Engineers expected the sinking to take anywhere from five to eight hours, the Oriskany surprised all in attendance when she sank in only 37 minutes. Following 25 years of service, Oriskany was decommissioned on 30 September 1976, and laid up for long-term storage in Bremerton, Washington, to be maintained as a mobilization asset. During this 1971 deployment, the main mission remained to strike operations in Laos; and while there were no combat losses, CVW-19 did lose four aircraft to operational accidents. Oriskany added her weight to the massive American naval strength supporting South Vietnam. She entered San Francisco Naval Shipyard on 30 March 1961, for a five-month overhaul that included the first aircraft carrier installation of the Naval Tactical Data System (NTDS). 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She cruised the California Coast while qualifying pilots of Air Group 9, then put to sea from Alameda on 11 February 1956 for another rigorous Western Pacific (WestPac) deployment. Hundreds of Oriskany veterans were on hand to bid her a final farewell. Equipped with better electronics gear, the A-7 proved especially useful during night raids on the Ho Chi Minh trail. In the latter case, the aircraft – flown by Cdr. Charles D. Metzler killed when his F-8 inverted and splashed while in a landing holding pattern on 21 June and Cdr. I thought it was supposed to be this month.... Gunner Has anyone got info or pics on her "reefing"? On 26 October 1967, then–Lieutenant Commander John McCain flew off Oriskany in an A-4 Skyhawk on his 23rd bombing mission of the Vietnam War. Thomas P. Frank drowned after ejecting from his stricken A-7 following a catapult launch failure on 1 November. Donald D. Aldern, then Commander, Air Wing Nineteen – exploded during a night attack run, presumably after taking flak damage. As was intended, the ship came to rest lying upright. See more ideas about artificial reef, abandoned ships, diving. A team of Navy personnel accomplished the sinking of the ship on 17 May 2006, supported by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Escambia County Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Pensacola Police Department, and several sheriff departments of Escambia County and surrounding counties. She entered Gravesend Bay, New York, on 6 November 1951 to offload ammunition and to have her masts removed to allow passage under the East River Bridges to the New York Naval Shipyard. Failure to gain EPA approval caused a delay, so Oriskany was then towed back to Texas in June to ride out the 2005 hurricane season. [14] Following Hurricane Gustav in 2008, the ship shifted 10 feet deeper leaving the flight deck at 145 feet (44 m). To make hotel reservations, call 800-523-2464 and ask for the Oriskany Reunion rate. After major modifications at New York Naval Shipyard from 6 March to 2 April, she embarked Carrier Air Group 4 for training off Jacksonville, then departed Newport on 15 May 1951, for Mediterranean deployment with the 6th Fleet. Attacks were then restricted to enemy targets south of the 20th parallel for the first two weeks of January and then below the 17th parallel starting on the 16th. The aircraft carrier turned for home the next day, arriving in Alameda on 10 December 1970. The fire broke out after a lit flare was locked in a flare locker. Many who lost their lives were veteran combat pilots who had flown raids over Vietnam a few hours earlier. Media in category "Sinking of USS Oriskany (CV-34)" The following 31 files are in this category, out of 31 total. [10] Owing to defense budget cuts, together with the ship's increasingly poor material condition, Oriskany was listed for inactivation on 15 April 1976. HUP-2 HU-1 on USS Oriskany (CVA-34) 1960. - sunk as an artificial reef - USS ORISKANY was the 17 th ESSEX - class aircraft carrier and the first of nine carriers modernized under Project 27A. [8] Following a fifth line period off Vietnam between 8 and 31 October, the aircraft carrier turned for home, arriving at Alameda via Subic Bay on 17 November. Box 284) Oriskany, N.Y. 13424 Phone: 315-736-7529 Open By Appointment. Oriskany was towed to Pensacola in December 2004 and was originally scheduled to be sunk with controlled charges 24 mi (39 km) south of Pensacola by June 2005. [11] At the end of the Cold War and the subsequent reduction of the U.S. Navy's active force, Oriskany was recognized as being obsolete and was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1989. Refresher training followed in April 1972 and she embarked CVW-19 for qualifications in May. [15] The island structure is accessible to recreational divers, but the flight deck requires additional training and equipment. In 1966, one of the worst shipboard fires since World War II broke out on Oriskany when a magnesium flare was accidentally ignited; forty-four men died in the fire. With a blast that echoed across the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the USS Oriskany began her … She eventually was commissioned in 1950 after conversion to an updated design called SCB-27 ("27-Charlie"), which became the template for modernization of 14 other Essex-class ships. Stronger elevators, more powerful hydraulic catapults, and new arresting gear were installed. The Times of London named the Oriskany wreck as one of the top ten wreck diving sites in the world. On 6 March, three men were killed and 13 were injured when a general-purpose bomb from a F4U Corsair broke loose and detonated. The island structure was rebuilt, the anti-aircraft turrets were removed, and blisters were added to the hull. Following upkeep at Cubi Point 8–14 March, Oriskany sailed for home, arriving at Alameda on 30 March after completing 169 days on the line, her longest – and what proved to be her last combat tour; all-in-all receiving ten battle stars for its Vietnamese service.[7]. The history of Oriskany differs considerably from that of her sister ships. The 1972 deployment was met with various problems, including a collision with ammunition ship USS Nitro during an underway replenishment, the death of Lt. Leon F. Haas, and loss of two propellers and one shaft, which required the ship much of August and November in Yokosuka, Japan, to make repairs. Following readiness training along the California coast, Oriskany departed San Francisco on 14 September 1953 to aid the 7th Fleet watching over the uneasy truce in Korea, arriving in Yokosuka on 15 October. At the end of the Cold War and the subsequent reduction of the U.S. Navy's active force, Oriskany was recognized as being obsolete and was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1989. Medical assistance was rushed to the carrier from carriers Constellation and Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was shot down that day and was a prisoner of war until January 1973. Exhaustive ecological and human health studies were conducted by Navy scientists in consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to demonstrate no adverse impact from reefing the ship. She operated primarily in the Pacific into the 1970s, earning two battle stars for service in the Korean War, and ten for service in the Vietnam War. Later, she joined the Operation Linebacker II "Christmas bombing" campaign, for her sixth line period, 27 December – 30 January 1973. Fishingteach12 00:15, 27 October 2016 (UTC) 10/26/2016 External links modified. After a short rest period at Cubi Point in early February the aircraft carrier conducted one final combat line period, 11–22 February, when CVW-19 bombed enemy targets in Laos in a last effort to assist indigenous allies there against Communist infiltration. This is not the only ship I have had the privilege to send to the deep. The 1966 USS Oriskany Fire was a major fire that broke out aboard the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Oriskany on the morning of 26 October 1966. The Great Carrier Reef. She arrived at Subic Bay on 31 August 1963, and from there steamed to Japan. Commencing her fifth Vietnam deployment on 14 May 1970, Oriskany inchopped on 1 June and began combat operations at Yankee Station on 14 June. Oriskany was redesigned as the prototype for the SCB-27 modernization program beginning on 8 August 1947, and torn down to 60% complete. With a myriad of pelagic and sedentary marine life, opportunities for underwater video and photography are superb. Overhaul included the installation of a new flight deck, steering system, and bridge. Recent searches: Search Results for Uss Oriskany … This photo shows the USS Oriskany sinking on May 17, 2006. Having swept from ports of Italy and France to those of Greece and Turkey, from there to the shores of Tripoli, Oriskany returned to Quonset Point, Rhode Island, on 4 October 1951. Decommissioned in 1976, she was sold for scrap in 1995, but was repossessed in 1997 because nothing was being done. Proudly powered by Weebly. [7] With operations focusing further south, the only pilot loss of the cruise took place on 20 July 1969 when Lt. Stanley K. Smiley's Skyhawk crashed and exploded after being hit by small arms fire. Oriskany departed Singapore on 3 December 1971, and crossed the Pacific to arrive at Alameda via Subic Bay on 18 December. CV-34 was laid down on 1 May 1944 by the New York Naval Shipyard (NYNSY), launched on 13 October 1945, and sponsored by Mrs. Clarence Cannon. 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