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The USS Oriskany: she was a fearsome presence in the wars at Korea and Vietnam. She hasn’t served the US Navy in more than 30 years, now a rusted veteran, awaiting burial at sea. But, the Oriskany has one final mission, before she’s laid to rest; a salvage crew races the clock to strip the last of her riches. | Adventure Locators, LLC.
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The USS Oriskany: she was a fearsome presence in the wars at Korea and Vietnam. She hasn’t served the US Navy in more than 30 years, now a rusted veteran, awaiting burial at sea. But, the Oriskany has one final mission, before she’s laid to rest; a salvage crew races the clock to strip the last of her riches. | Adventure Locators, LLC.
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The former aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CV-34) was officially sunk on May 17, 2006, and now rests on the seabed approximately 22 miles south of Pensacola, at a depth of approximately 212 feet in the Gulf of Mexico. This planned sinking, carried out after rigorous environmental preparation, makes Oriskany the largest ship ever intentionally sunk as an artificial reef, while creating a new marine habitat and a unique historical dive site. 🕊⚓🇺🇸 | History Vault Archives
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#OTD in 2006, USS Oriskany (CV-34) was sunk off the coast of Florida to create an artificial reef. Navy engineers estimated that it would take 5 hours for the carrier to sink after the charges were detonated, but the ship slipped beneath the waves after only 35 minutes. | U.S. Naval Institute
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Have you seen people purposely sinking a boat? A demolition team’s mission - to sink the USS Oriskany, a 900-foot-long aircraft carrier, the most complex and best-built ship in naval warfare, to create the largest artificial reef in the world. #Battleship #Sinking #Vietnamwar #America | Free Documentary
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