Destruction of the USS Oriskany aircraft carrier

Mike Winkles on Instagram: "Divers! @visitpensacola is home to the USS Oriskany, the biggest ship ever to be sunk as an artificial reef! The 888ft/271m aircraft carrier waits below out off the shores of Pensacola Beach. 🤿 For recreational scuba divers, the gigantic superstructure starts at 86ft deep and is home to the conning tower, swim throughs, gun turrets, flight bridge, flag bridge, goliath grouper, sandbar sharks, lionfish and even ship’s bell if you’re looking closely. Bottom time is lim

280K views · 1.6K reactions | A demolition team's mission - to sink the USS Oriskany, a 900 foot long aircraft carrier, the most complex and best built ship in naval warfare, to create the largest artificial reef in the world. #navy #ship #sink #sinking #aircraftcarrier | Ocean World | Facebook