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A veteran of two wars, ship surrenders to sea
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| 05/18/06
| Larry Wheeler
Posted on 05/18/2006 12:50:34 PM PDT by Robe
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Farewell to a fine Gray Lady of the Sea
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posted on
05/18/2006 12:50:40 PM PDT
by
Robe
To: Robe
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posted on
05/18/2006 12:52:57 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
To: Robe
What class was the Oriskany?
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posted on
05/18/2006 12:53:30 PM PDT
by
RexBeach
("There is no substitute for victory." -Douglas MacArthur)
To: Robe
How about that little ship on the Lady? Were those the explosives crew?
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posted on
05/18/2006 12:54:32 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll. 17,400+ snide replies and counting!)
To: rlmorel
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posted on
05/18/2006 12:56:08 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll. 17,400+ snide replies and counting!)
To: Robe
What's the deal w/ artificial reefs? Are there not enough places for the fish? Seems to me the greenies would be pitching a fit.
Don't laugh, I've always wondered about this.
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posted on
05/18/2006 12:57:37 PM PDT
by
synbad600
To: theDentist
I noticed that too. Seems like that could be risky business getting that little boat off the deck if the carrier didn't sink quite the way they expected.
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posted on
05/18/2006 12:57:57 PM PDT
by
Prince Caspian
(Don't ask if it's risky... Ask if the reward is worth the risk)
To: RexBeach
To: Hydroshock
I didn't know that class was that big!
Thanks!
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posted on
05/18/2006 1:01:01 PM PDT
by
RexBeach
("There is no substitute for victory." -Douglas MacArthur)
To: Hydroshock
I didn't know that class was that big!
Thanks!
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posted on
05/18/2006 1:01:04 PM PDT
by
RexBeach
("There is no substitute for victory." -Douglas MacArthur)
To: RexBeach
To: Prince Caspian
I read (elsewhere) that a a company had set up cameras to film the sinking for a Discovery channel program. My speculation is that this is the (unmanned) camera boat...
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posted on
05/18/2006 1:01:44 PM PDT
by
Fudd
To: synbad600
What's the deal w/ artificial reefs? Are there not enough places for the fish? Seems to me the greenies would be pitching a fit. I guess it's either this or dump it into some landfill somewhere. It's a rather large thing to dispose of.
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Ah, that's what I thought. Thanks.
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posted on
05/18/2006 1:02:30 PM PDT
by
RexBeach
("There is no substitute for victory." -Douglas MacArthur)
To: synbad600
The floor of the Gulf is flat and desolate like a sandy desert.
This gives the fish a place to hang out.
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posted on
05/18/2006 1:02:34 PM PDT
by
Eagle Eye
(There ought to be a law against excess legislation.)
To: synbad600
Sinking these ships make awesome artifical reefs. Great for diving and fishing. This thing will be covered with sealife almost immediately.
To: Robe
I have Taps playing in my head, so long U.S.S. ORISKANY
CVA-34.
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posted on
05/18/2006 1:03:35 PM PDT
by
oxcart
(Journalism (Sic))
To: Cementjungle
And it probably has lots of asbestos and other nasty substances aboard that were used during her construction in 1944.
To: synbad600
What's the deal w/ artificial reefs? Are there not enough places for the fish? There are lots of them in the Gulf of Mexico--they are called production platforms, you even get oil out of them (and not in the water, if it is done right).
Fish love 'em so much, the crews are not allowed to fish off of them.
But you can't have one of those within 200 miles of the Florida coast, so they have to sink ships, instead.
Maybe that will change after the Cubans start drilling.
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posted on
05/18/2006 1:04:01 PM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
To: Cementjungle
There's quite a market for scrap steel.
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posted on
05/18/2006 1:05:23 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
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