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The US Navy spent nearly four weeks trying to sink its own aircraft carrier. That was the point.
The USS America was not lost in combat. In 2005, nine years after leaving service, the Navy took the retired supercarrier about 250 miles off the East Coast and spent nearly four weeks sinking it on ...
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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 ...
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