Keywords: Oriskany submerged.jpg en The ex-Oriskany a decommissioned aircraft carrier was sunk 24 miles off the coast of Pensacola Fla on May 17 to form an artificial reef The 888-foot ship took about 37 minutes to sink below the surface After 25 years of service to the Navy in operations in Korea Vietnam and the Mediterranean ex-Oriskany will now benefit marine life sport fishing and recreation diving off the coast of the Florida panhandle http //www news navy mil/management/photodb/photos/060517-N-7992K-020 jpg U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey P Kraus 2006-05-17 PD-USGov-Military-Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Sinking of USS Oriskany CV-34 |