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

Naval Covers

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1. Oriskany Covers Page 1    (1951-74,2006)

 

Postmarks

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

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1st Commissioning September 25 1950 to January 2 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

As CVA-34

 

Locy Type 9efu

1951-03-07

As CV-34

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2nd Commissioning March 7 1959 to September 30 1976

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1965-09-25

As CVA-34

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1967-10-26

No Image

As CVA-34
Memorial cachet by Owen R. Murray

 

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

1974-11-11

As CVA-34. Cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 7t(n+u)

1962-04-19

As CVA-34

 

Locy Type 7t(n+u)

1964-01-06

As CVA-34

 

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

1971-11-24

As CVA-34

 

Locy Type 9fu

1962-04-19

As CVA-34

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USPS CDS Pensacola, FL

2006-05-17

No Image

SINK-EX 2006, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

ORISKANY earned 2 battle stars for her Korean War service and 5 battle stars for her Vietnam War service

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 August 6 1777.

 

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