CVA-34 USS Oriskany WESTERN PACIFIC & VIETNAM CRUISE 1965-1974

Namesake. Battle of Oriskany, an engagement of the Saratoga campaign of the American Revolutionary War, and one of the bloodiest battles in the conflict between Patriot forces and those loyal to Great Britain.
Ordered. 7 Aug 1942
Builder. New York Naval Shipyard, NY
Laid down. 1 May 1944
Launched. 13 Oct 1945
Commissioned. 25 Sep 1950
Decommissioned. 2 Jan 1957
Recommissioned. 7 Mar 1959
Decommissioned. 30 Sep 1976
Reclassified:
CVA-34, 1 Oct 1952
CV-34, 30 Jun 1976
Stricken . 25 Jul 1989
Fate. Sunk as artificial reef, 17 May 2006
Class and type. Essex-class aircraft carrier
Displacement. 30,800 long tons (31,300 t)
Length. 888 ft (271 m)
Beam. 129 ft (39 m) overall
Draft. 30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
Propulsion:
4 × steam turbines
4 × screw propellers
Speed. 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Range. 14,100 nmi (26,100 km; 16,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Crew. 2,600 officers and enlisted men
Armor. belt: 2.5–4 in (64–102 mm), Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm), Hangar deck: 2.5 in (64 mm), Bulkheads: 4 in (102 mm)
Aircraft carried. 91–103 aircraft

The USS Oriskany was deployed to Vietnam 8 times:
5 Apr-16 Dec 1965
26 May-16 Nov 1966
16 Jun 1967-31 Jan 1968
16 Apr-17 Nov 1969
14 May-10 Dec 1970
14 May-18 Dec 1971
5 Jun 1972-30 Mar 1973
18 Oct 1973-5 Jun 1974