PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION, Fla. – After more than half a century of wartime valor, maritime tragedy and cinematic triumph, the aircraft carrier Oriskany is ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The "Mighty O" saw action in Korea and Vietnam and was home base of John McCain before he was taken captive by the North Vietnamese, but the aircraft carrier's greatest fame could ...

The ship has become a diver's destination. April 27, 2008 — -- In its first life, the USS Oriskany became the first aircraft carrier to sail around Cape Horn on June 29, 1952. After being ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Five states have proposed four sites, including one off this city known as the Cradle of Naval Aviation, in a competition to become the watery grave for an aircraft carrier. The 888 ...

This article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Jul. 4, 1955. It is republished unedited in its original form. (Editor’s note [1955]: SP3 Neal E. Callahan, Stars and Stripes ...

Today, you can visit many of America’s retired warships, in ports and rivers, where the vessels, now past their prime, have been converted into museum pieces, ready to host an endeared public. The USS ...