Amidst exploding ammunition, JFK’s Sea King helicopters evacuated dozens of injured crew. The frigate USS Pharris and destroyers USS Claude V. Ricketts and USS Bordelon joined a heroic firefighting ...
USS Oriskany (CVA-34), named after the 1777 Battle of Oriskany, was an Essex-class aircraft carrier ... The Navy tried scrapping her but there were environmental concerns. The Navy spent years ...