ORISKANY CV 34

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Essex Class Aircraft Carrier Keel Laid 1 May 1944 - Launched 13 October 1945 USS ORISKANY CV-34 Commissioned 25 September 1950 USS ORISKANY CVA-34 Redesignated Attack Carrier (CVA) 1 October 1952 Decommissioned 2 January 1957 Recommissioned 7 March 1959 USS ORISKANY CV-34 Reverted to Carrier (CV) 1 July 1975 Decommissioned 30 September 1976 Struck from Naval Register 25 July 1989 Sold 26 January 1993 for scrap Sunk 17 May 2006 as artificial reef off Pensacola, FL

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Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning 25 September 1950 to 2 January 1957

 

Locy Type FDC 2

1950-09-25

Commissioning, cachet by Frank H. Strobel

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-12

1951-03-07

CV-34, cachet by Emil W. Bilka

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-12a

1953-02-23

CVA-34

 

Locy Type 9efu

1951-03-07

CV-34

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2nd Commissioning 7 March 1959 to 30 September 1976

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1965-09-25

CVA-34

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1974-11-11

CVA-34. Cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 7t(n+u)

1962-04-19

CVA-34

 

Locy Type 7t(n+u)

1964-01-06

CVA-34

 

Locy Type 7dit(n+u) (POW/MIA)

1971-11-24

CVA-34

 

Locy Type 9fu

1962-04-19

CVA-34

 

Other Information

USS ORISKANY earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon (3 awards), the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (3 awards), the China Service Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ "Europe" clasp, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Korean Service Medal w/ 2 Campaign stars, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3 awards), the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 10 Campaign stars, the Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Ribbon w/ Palm & Frame, the United Nations Korean Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.

USS ORISKANY CVA-34 was used as the fictional Carrier USS SAVO ISLAND in the 1954 movie The Bridges at Toko-Ri starring William Holden.

NAMESAKE - Named for a village in central New York state, scene of one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolutionary War 6 August 1777.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Ida D. Cannon, wife of the Honorable Clarence Cannon, Congressman of the 9th District of Missouri.

 

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