Uss oriskany aircraft carrier ship dwg
Uss oriskany ship named mighty o; she was one of 24 essex-class aircraft carriers that served during world war ii for the united states navy. it was the third united states navy ship to take the name, and he designated it for the battle of oriskany. originally designed as an essex class ship, in 1950 she was retrained with 14 other essex class ships. operated in the pacific in 1970, it earned 2 stars in the 1970s after service in the korean war and 5 stars after service in the vietnam war. in 1966, in one of the worst fires on board, 44 men died in the fire, when a magnesium flare unloaded in 1976, sold for scrap in 1995 and recovered in 1997 accidentally caught fire. in 2004 it was decided to sink it as an artificial reef in the gulf of mexico off forida. after studying the environment and removing toxic substances, it was carefully submerged in may 2006, placed upright at a depth accessible to recreational divers. as of 2008, the oriskany is the largest ship ever sunk to form a reef.
