USS Oriskany CVA-34 back in P'Cola

[jamnww]

It already happened in May of last year.

Check navsource.org. It shows some of her final days at Philly and picture showing after she went under

That sucks...that was the first aircraft carrier I ever saw up close...

 

[Gatordev]

Somehow, I doubt they're going to sink her with random bombs, missiles and torpedos. Something more like a carefully orchestrated controlled demo. Video should be interesting to watch though.

Brett

On the whole, I agree, however I'm reminded of that tanker that was aground up in Alaska a couple of years ago. The came in and bombed it, shelled it from sea, set up a bunch of demo, and the thing still stayed in place. Then some sub cruised by and lobbed a MK 48 at it. The thing broke in half and was no longer a problem. Pretty impressive weapon.

 

[Flash]

On the whole, I agree, however I'm reminded of that tanker that was aground up in Alaska a couple of years ago. The came in and bombed it, shelled it from sea, set up a bunch of demo, and the thing still stayed in place. Then some sub cruised by and lobbed a MK 48 at it. The thing broke in half and was no longer a problem. Pretty impressive weapon.

How about the pair of Aussie F-111's blowing a captured North Korean ship last week :

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNe...323/aussie_cargo_ap_060323/20060323?hub=World

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/060323/1/3zkmk.html

 

[Gatordev]

Sweet.

 

[gregsivers]

How about the pair of Aussie F-111's blowing a captured North Korean ship last week :

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNe...323/aussie_cargo_ap_060323/20060323?hub=World

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/060323/1/3zkmk.html

How about the fact that the Aussies still fly F-111's?

 

[Fly Navy]

How about the fact that the Aussies still fly F-111's?

That was a pretty damn cool plane man.

 

[mules83]

That was a pretty damn cool plane man.

espically the escape module

 

[USMCBebop]

CV-66 Pt II

That sucks...that was the first aircraft carrier I ever saw up close...

When I saw her in Philly, I almost cried. I'm not accustomed to seeing super carriers in such condition (i.e. rotting, rusting, AWAITING HER FATE). I grew up in San Diego where super carriers are common place.

 

[JIMC5499]

When we were taking the Forrestal out of the Philly shipyard in 1985 the ole Essex class Shangri-La was sitting at the next pier over. She had just been sold for scrap.

 

[Vegas]

So 7 years later... We dove the Oriskany a few weeks ago and it was the best dive I have ever done. It was really amazing to stand on the flight deck and think about all the stories I have read here on airwarriors. It's was really surreal being 140 feet down and thinking about all of the things the Oriskany has been a part of.... I need to look for another picture there's an american and pow flag flying off the superstructure, you can kind of see it in the last picture but it was pretty cool.

 

[MIDNJAC]

Not to be a sea lawyer or anything...just curious.

lol......sounds like the literal definition of a sea lawyer if there ever was one or should I say littoral definition?