USS Oriskany: The "ghost fleet"

(CV/CVA-34) - nicknamed Mighty O, The O-boat, and Toasted O - was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the third US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the Revolutionary War Battle of Oriskany.

The history of Oriskany differs considerably from that of her sisters. Originally designed as a "long-hulled" Essex-class ship (considered by some authorities to be a separate class, the Ticonderoga class) her construction was suspended in 1947. She was eventually commissioned in 1950 after conversion to an updated design called SCB-27 or "27-Charlie", which became the template for modernization of 14 other Essex-class ships.