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Umi_Ryuzuki
May 17, 2006, 08:21 PM
The USS Oriskany was sunk in the Gulf of Mexico to create an artificial reef.
Navy divers blew holes in a retired aircraft carrier and sent the 888-foot ship to the bottom of the sea off the coast of Pensecola, Florida.
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Kmot
May 18, 2006, 12:57 AM
Didn't go down quite as level as planned. Here's more info on that Grand Old Girl:

http://www.ussoriskany.com/id18.html