The Oriskany is in P'cola. (pics included)

[mike_s]

News story about her arriving in port:
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060322/APN/603221081

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

http://www.ussoriskanyonline.com/

If you goto their photo gallery, someone posted some images of the big 'O' as she headed into Pensacola.

Check out the promo video too. The music is so dramatic, it made me laugh. Still really making me want to dive her.

 

[The Kraken]

The music:

"Carmina Burana" by Karl Orf

That piece of music has been used in countless numbers of movies to enhance the dramatic qualaties. I think one of the biggies was "Excalibur".

Would still like to get a bunch of guys together with scooters and make a formation take-off from the flight deck.

Go off to one side and do orbits while each would peel off and do a carrier landing.

Too Kewl !!!!

the K

 

[The Kraken]

Maybe we can get Uncle Ricky to be our LSO.

 

[stevenq99]

I want to see a video of it sinking!

 

[The Kraken]

The heck with watching a stinking video!!! Let's ride that sucker down!!!

Like Slim Pickens on the A-bomb (Dr. Strangelove) --- Yeeeeee Haaaawwww !!!!!

the K-amikaze

 

[stevenq99]

The heck with watching a stinking video!!! Let's ride that sucker down!!!

Like Slim Pickens on the A-bomb (Dr. Strangelove) --- Yeeeeee Haaaawwww !!!!!

the K-amikaze

i'm game!

but I think the Navy and Coast Guard would frown on it.

 

[SamDiver14]

So what shop do you guys reccomend for setting up the dives with, or maybe there is a dive boat that you can go to direct?

 

[Rick Murchison]

I want to see a video of it sinking!

It'll be about as exciting as watching grass grow. Scheduled to take at least eight hours from opening the valves to the sea until she finally slips under. I plan to take plenty of bait and beer
If it's still light out I'll try to get video of the last few minutes.
Rick

 

[stevenq99]

8 hours wow! I would have thought it would be faster. I guess it is a lot of water displacement to overcome.