USS Oriskany
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Oriskany had an active career in the 25 years she did
service. She participated in both the Korea war and the
Vietnam war before she was taken out of service in 1976.
She was "kept in storage" until 1989 when she was stricken
from the US Navy lists. In 2004 she was transferred to
State of Florida to be sunk as an artificial reef.
Oriskany became the first major American warship to be
given to this program. In March 2006 she was towed to
Florida, and 17.May 2006 everything was set for the
sinking. Explosives were placed around the hull and 37
minutes after the detonations she disappeared in the deep.
The wreck rest today standing on her keel on a depth
of 24 to 64 meter south of Pensacola.
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| 30° 02.555’ N 087° 00.397’ W ( Source: Florida Dive Trail )  Picture: USS Oriskany Wikimedia, Public domain 
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