It Took Three Years and $20 Million to Prepare Essex-Class US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Oriskany for Sinking. She Went Down in 37 Minutes.
Preparing USS Oriskany for the seafloor took years and roughly $20 million. More than 150 workers opened and cleaned over 500 tanks, stripping fuel, oil, asbestos, batteries and the entire wooden flight deck. On 17 May 2006 the Navy detonated small charges in eight machinery spaces, and the carrier went down stern first in about 37 minutes.
By: 19fortyfive.com
