Former USS Oriskany Sunk of the Coast of Florida

On May 17th, the  former US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Oriskany was sunk off the coast of Florida to become a permanent reef.  (Update:  See this post for Photos of what the Oriskany looks like on the bottom [link])

Wow!  What a spectacle!  It is hard to watch these once great ships sent to Davy Jones Locker, but I guess it sure beats becoming razor blades!  Check out this site  (http://www.irishmansoftware.com/Oriskany.htm) for more information on the Oriskany and the powerful photos (thought to be courtesy of the US Navy, which is probably accurate) of her ultimate burial at sea impressive! (Hat tip to my buddies Giorgio and Ken)

I'll take this moment to offer up another unsolicited recommendation that if you want to see how these representatives of US might and will really look and feel, I highly recommend a visit to one of the many Aircraft Carrier Museums, especially my personal favorite the San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum, the former USS Midway!  There, history lives on and you don't have to dive 100 feet to see it!