Keywords: US Navy 060517-N-7992K-004 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.jpg en Gulf of Mexico May 17 2006 - 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 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey P Kraus RELEASED 2006-05-17 060517-N-7992K-004 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 34614 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey P Kraus PD-USGov-Military-Navy Sinking of USS Oriskany CV-34 |