6/8/2006: Sinking of the USS Oriskany

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6/8/2006: Sinking of the USS Oriskany

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06-09-2006, 11:59 AM

milkfish

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Originally Posted by mickja1

First, the reason they don't keep these older ships and use them for casinos, hotels, etc. is that they take a tremendous amount of maintenance just to keep them floating, on the order of $20-30,000 a year on up, considering their condition.

Aw, heck, why didn't they just ask their buddies over at the Air Force to fill the thing up with foam?

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