File:Anti-aircraft guns firing aboard USS Oriskany (CVA-34), in 1956.jpg

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English: View of a gunnery drill aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) underway at sea, in 1956. Firing are the port after 76 mm/50 mount and the 127 mm/38 guns. Oriskany, with assigned Carrier Air Group 9 (CVG-9), was deployed to the Western Pacific from 11 February to 13 August 1956.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Oriskany (CVA-34) 1956 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current18:54, 10 December 2018Thumbnail for version as of 18:54, 10 December 2018939 × 651 (393 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=View of a gunnery drill aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS ''Oriskany'' (CVA-34) underway at sea, in 1956. Firing are the port after 76 mm/50 mount and the 127 mm/38 guns. ''Oriskany'', with assigned Carrier Air Group 9 (CVG-9), was deployed to the Western Pacific from 11 February to 13 August 1956.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv34-56/068.htm] from the [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv34-5...