deepstops:The Oriskany would fit in her cargo hold
How ?
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deepstops:The Oriskany would fit in her cargo hold
Walter:How ?
thedaddy:I'm no voice of wisdom, but I think I'm a reasonable guy and I sometimes do this when kayak diving.
deepstops:The Kowloon Bridge (sister-ship to the much more famous Derbyshire) was 970' overall.
Oriskany's hull was 820' at the waterline and would fit the Kowloon's 840' cargo hold lengthwise with room to spare
Kowloon's beam was 153' while the Mighty O's beam was a "mere" 129'.
Room to spare I tell ya. :14:
Walter:First, you didn't say the Oriskany would "float" in her cargo hold, you said it would "fit" in her cargo hold. If memory serves, the Oriskany is 910 feet in length, which is too long to "fit" in a cargo hold 840 feet long.
Next, assuming we let you slide and change your story from "fit" to "float," do you have information that let's us know it will actually float in the hold? How much water did the Oriskany draw? How deep was the Kowloon Bridge's hold? If it were to be placed to float in the hold, would there be room for the superstructure of the Oriskany not to be smashed into the superstructure of the Kowloon Bridge? While the beam of the Kowloon Bridge is wide enough to accomodate the Oriskany, how wide was it's cargo hold?
frogman_5:So let's go dive the Kowloon Bridge before she's cut up for scrap!:11:
http://www.divesitedirectory.co.uk/kowloon_bridge_wreck_dive_petition.html