US Navy (USN) Divers from the Resolve Marine Group discuss maintenance options during the preparations for the sinking of the decommissioned USN Intrepid Class Aircraft Carrier USS ORISKANY (CV 34), on the pier at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida (FL). The Carrier is undergoing final preparations for its scheduled sinking, where it will become the largest ship ever intentionally sunk as an artificial reef. After ORISKANY reaches the bottom, ownership of the vessel will transfer from the USN to the State of Florida
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola
State: Florida (FL)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: PHAN David Quillen, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
18/04/2006
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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