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Vital Information About Oriskany Oriskany received her name from a Revolutionary War battle fought on August 6, 1777, at Oriskany Creek near Rome, New York. The American militia under General Nicholas Herkimer was ambushed by British and Indian forces attempting to come to the aid of Fort Stanwix. Although General Herkimer was killed in the furious battle, it ended in an American victory, preventing the British occupation of the strategic Mohawk Valley and neutralizing Gen- eral Burgoyne's army at Saratoga. When was Oriskany launched? Oriskany was launched on October 13, 1945 at the Brooklyn Shipyard in New York. When was Oriskany commissioned? Oriskany was commissioned on Sept- ember 25, 1950. World War Two had ended with Oriskany unfinished at Brooklyn, and left incomplete until the outbreak of hostilities in Korea. How long is Oriskany? 911 feet- three football fields worth What is Oriskany's displacement? Over 45,000 tons What is Oriskany's maximum speed? About 28 knots ton a good dayj How high is Oriskany? y Oriskany's 18 decks extend approxi- mately the same height as a 25- story building from keel to mast. The mast normally rides about 185 feet above the waterline. How many men are aboard Oriskany? The crew numbers a little over 2,000 men with an additional 120 officers. When CVW-19 is attached to the ship the population soars another 1,500. s 71 Qi nl 5' I . ' la 1 X7 , -'is' -wi. 'lb . T ll' 100 W, , -5 4 awswiwth ,ef I Y E. ,E How is work on Oriskany organized? The ship consists of 12 departments: Medical, Dental, Navigation, Com- munications, Administration, Supply, Air, Engineering, Aircraft, Intermedi- ate Maintainence, Weapons, Oper- ations, and Deck. Each department is under control of a Department Head. The departments break down into divisions under a Division Officer and Division Leading Petty Officer. 12
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