6/8/2006: Sinking of the USS Oriskany

lawman · 06-09-2006, 12:17 PM

I was also wondering why they sank it in 212 feet of water if it were to be used as a dive site. I checked on this carriers dimensions, and it has a height of 129 feet, so the top of the conning tower (were it to rest vertically - which it won't) would be within reach of recreational divers. I would surmize that they really didn't want it to be a wreck dive destination, where divers could enter it, but merely something divers could see clearly at depth.

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06-09-2006, 12:17 PM	#20
lawman unerringly questioning Join Date: May 2002 Location: Whitehorse, Yukon Posts: 100	I was also wondering why they sank it in 212 feet of water if it were to be used as a dive site. I checked on this carriers dimensions, and it has a height of 129 feet, so the top of the conning tower (were it to rest vertically - which it won't) would be within reach of recreational divers. I would surmize that they really didn't want it to be a wreck dive destination, where divers could enter it, but merely something divers could see clearly at depth.

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