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USS Oriskany Essex Class Aircraft Carrier Education & Science >> USS Oriskany Essex Class Aircraft Carrier USS Oriskany was an Essex Class aircraft carrier with the United States Navy that was named after the revolutionary war battle of Oriskany. The keel was laid down in 1944 at the New York Naval Shipyard and the ship was launched on October 1945. The ship finally entered service on September 25, 1950 when it was commissioned in the New York Naval Shipyard with Captain Percy H. Lyon in command. Posted on January 08, 2008 | Wiki Pages on January 08, 2008 | Tagged | Related Articles | Linked From (182 Reads) tag Education & Science Tags: aircraft, carrier, class, deck, essex, naval, oriskany, ship