USS Oriskany (CVA-34), named after the 1777 Battle of Oriskany, was an Essex-class aircraft carrier that stood 872-feet long with a beam of 147.5 feet. The US Navy commissioned her in 1950 and ...
During 1966–1968, the height of the Operation Rolling Thunder air campaign over North Vietnam, Capt. Frank Ault watched Navy aircraft roar off the decks of carriers while serving as commanding officer ...