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Farnborough 2006

U.S.S. Oriskany

(From the U.S. Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C.)

USS Oriskany, a 27,100 ton Ticonderoga class aircraft carrier, was built at the New York Navy Yard. Though she was launched in October 1945, construction was suspended in August 1947 and she was completed to a revised design that was also used in modernizing several other ships of the Essex and Ticonderoga classes. Commissioned in September 1950, Oriskany deployed to the Mediterranean Sea between May and October 1951 and steamed around Cape Horn to join the Pacific Fleet in May 1952. She made one Korean War combat cruise, from September 1952 to May 1953.

Following the end of the Korean conflict, Oriskany continued her Pacific Fleet service for more than two more decades, deploying regularly to the Western Pacific for tours of duty with the Seventh Fleet. She was out of commission from January 1957 until March 1959, during which time she was modernized with a new angled flight deck, steam catapults, an enclosed "hurricane" bow and many other improvements that permitted safer operation of high-performance aircraft. In 1961, she became the first aircraft carrier to be fitted with the revolutionary Naval Tactical Data System (NTDS).

Oriskany's second war began with her 1965 WestPac cruise, during which her planes hit targets in North and South Vietnam. Several more combat tours followed as the Southeast Asian conflict waxed and waned. Tragedy struck the carrier on 26 October 1966, during her second Vietnam War deployment, when fire ravaged her forward compartments, killing 44 members of her crew and air group. Oriskany was repaired in the U.S., returned to the war zone in mid-1967 and rendered assistance to USS Forrestal when that carrier also suffered a major fire. Following twenty-six years of service, USS Oriskany was decommissioned in September 1976. She was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in July 1989 and sold for scrapping in 1994. However, after a prolonged effort that exhibited the perilous state of the domestic ship-breaking industry at the end of the Century, she was repossessed in 1997 and is presently in U.S. Government custody awaiting her final fate.

The End of the Oriskany

Photos Courtesy of the Pensacola Bay Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

The Brig Lady Washington docks at Oakland’s Jack London Square during a month long visit to the San Francisco Bay. Launched in 1989, and operated by the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport of Aberdeen Washington, the Lady Washington and her sailing partner the Hawaiian Chieftan are traveling the West Coast of North America to “educate, inspire, and empower all those that cross her decks.”

The Lady Washington is a replica of the original Lady Washington which was launched in 1750 and served as a Privateer during the Revolutionary War. In 1790 the original Lady W, along with the Columbia Rediviva, sailed around Cape Horn to the Pacific Northwest where it was instrumental in establishing trade between New England, the Pacific Northwest, and the Orient. Her presence helped to establish a basis for an American territorial claim to what would one day become the states of Oregon and Washington.

For more information about the Lady Washington and the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport see:

http://www.ladywashington.org

Your picture here ~ if you study hard. (Photo: NASA)

SSNS Columnist Rick Pisio's shot of the Collings Foundation North AmericanB-25J Liberator, "Tondelayo," over the Sacramento area during the annual Memorial Day visit to Concord, California. Rick was Air-to-Air with the B-24, the B-17 "Nine-O-Nine," and this B-25J Mitchell, for the aerial photo shoot. Many thanks to Ken Dwelle of the Critical Mass Air Racing Team for providing piloting and AT-6 trainer, and to Rob Collings, for providing the three, historic, WWII aircraft for this rare, photo opportunity.

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Top: Boeing 747 LCF Loader; right, Atlas 737-800 delivery...

Bottom: Left, Virgin Blue Orders More 737s; EA-18G Growler flies with Jamming Pods...

Today's order brings to 20 the number of 787s the airline has on order, the most of any U.S. airline. The value of the 10 new 787s and 24 737s is approximately $3 billion at average list prices.

The first of Continental's 787s will deliver in 2009. The Next-Generation 737s contained in the new order are scheduled to begin delivery in 2008.

"The game-changing 787, in combination with the popular 777, will provide Continental with long-range, fuel-efficient capability and the fleet flexibility to react to an ever-changing market," said Mike Bair, Boeing vice president and general manager of the 787 program.

With today's order, Boeing now has 403 orders and commitments from 29 carriers worldwide for the Dreamliner. Continental was the first major U.S. carrier to commit to the technologically advanced 787, which is slated to enter service in 2008.

With the 787 Dreamliner, Boeing continues its leadership and innovation with a mostly composite airplane that consumes 20 percent less fuel, provides airlines with up to 60 percent more cargo revenue capacity and offers passengers a better flying experience. The 787 sets the standard for interior passenger comfort, allowing higher cabin humidity, lower cabin altitude, wider seats and aisles, innovative LCD lighting, larger windows and unmatched stowage capacity.

Photo: Boeing Media
Source: Boeing Press Release

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