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A Mk 24 magnesium flare ignited inside USS Oriskany’s forward locker on October 26, 1966. Rocket warheads detonated, smoke swept through officers’ quarters, and...
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A Mk 24 magnesium flare ignited inside USS Oriskany’s forward locker on October 26, 1966. Rocket warheads detonated, smoke swept through officers’ quarters, and...
Preparing USS Oriskany for the seafloor took years and roughly $20 million. More than 150 workers opened and cleaned over 500 tanks, stripping fuel,...
On 17 May 2006, Navy divers detonated roughly 250 pounds of C4 placed throughout USS Oriskany and sank her off the coast of Pensacola,...
The USS Oriskany Tragedy: How a Mishandled Flare Killed 44 Sailors The USS Oriskany fire of October 26, 1966, remains one of the deadliest...