060418-5328N-N-159 Pensacola, Fla. (April 18, 2006) Ð A pier side press conference was held on board Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola for the decommissioned aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA 34), as the ship makes final preparations for sinking on May 17th. Oriskany is schedule to be scuttled 22 miles south of Pensacola in approximately 212 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico May 17, 2006, where it will become the largest ship ever intentionally sunk as an artificial reef. After the Oriskany reaches the bottom, ownership of the vessel will transfer from the Navy to the State of Florida.
060418-5328N-N-159 Pensacola, Fla. (April 18, 2006) Ð A pier side press conference was held on board Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola for the decommissioned aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA 34), as the ship makes final preparations for sinking on May 17th. Oriskany is schedule to be scuttled 22 miles south of Pensacola in approximately 212 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico May 17, 2006, where it will become the largest ship ever intentionally sunk as an artificial reef. After the Oriskany reaches the bottom, ownership of the vessel will transfer from the Navy to the State of Florida. Navy photo by Mr. Gary Nichols (RELEASED) US Navy 060418-5328N-N-159 A pier side press conference was held on board Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola for the decommissioned aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA 34), as the ship makes final preparations for sinking on May
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