Carrier America to be Sunk

Carrier to be sunk

Oh, they symbolism is rich.

A ship that large has never been sunk before. They want to gather info to be used in the construction of new ships.

....the last full measure of devotion.

USSAMERICA (CV66)



Displacement: 83,573 tons
Length: 1,047½ feet
Beam: 130 feet; extreme width: 249 feet
Draft: 38 feet
Speed: 20+ knots
Complement: 4,582 crew
Aircraft: 70
Armament: Terrier surface-to-air missiles
Class: KITTY HAWK









Thank you. Rest in peace.

The destroyer I served on was sold to a foreign nation and stripped for parts.

This is so interesting to me. I can't believe they're going to sink it, but it will be a terrific experiment. I guess. ..?

I think bein' sacrificed in the quest for knowledge that will make future warships more resistant to battle damage, more surviveable in the combat arena, is a far more noble, and desireable, end than bein' cut up in the breaker's yard.

One of the Navy's first, and one of WWII's most illustrious, carriers, Saratoga, was sacrified durin' the Bikini Atoll A-Bomb tests of 1946. Tough old girl; it took two nuclear basts to finish her. HazeGray: Saratoga CC 3 - CV 3