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| StrategyPage: Photos of intentional USS Belleau Wood Sinking |
| 2006-07-20 |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #11 So the Main Stream Media wasn't invited? They needed to be there, to determine what we 'needed' to know! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2006-07-20 16:13 |
| #10 USN: The sinking of the America was very restricted. There was a large cordon around the site, and even the suggestion that underwater noisemakers were used to disguise the sounds produced. The only picture I've seen was the surface after it had sunk. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-07-20 15:56 |
| #9 Re #7: the USS America was intentionally sunk awhile back just to test the effects of the current anti-ship technology. the location and photos have not, to my knowledge, made it to the Web. anybody have any pics? |
| Posted by: USN, ret. 2006-07-20 14:36 |
| #8 I remember passing by her in Boston Harbor about three years ago. Thrilling sight. |
| Posted by: Xbalanke 2006-07-20 13:44 |
| #7 Sorry, the "boom" is probably classified. We really don't want pics of how our ships can be sunk with anti-ship weapons. It helps to remind yourself that when such a ship in sunk in the right place, it creates an instant reef, that in turn creates of profusion of fish and sea creatures. In time, this boosts fishing and scuba diving, which in turn draws men into the Navy. So even in retirement, the Belleau Wood will help in recruiting the next generation of sailors. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-07-20 10:41 |
| #6 I'm sure we cold have transferred this ship to an ally or kept it in reserve, but I suspect they were using it to test the effect of anti-ship missiles on a supercarrier, which will undoubtedly yield valuable data on both the missiles and the ships. |
| Posted by: Tibor 2006-07-20 10:40 |
| #5 It's another diving reef in the making. Lot's cheaper than recycling. Ask the French. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-07-20 10:27 |
| #4 Haven't those dudes ever heard of recyling? |
| Posted by: Slosing Glavique9479 2006-07-20 10:24 |
| #3 Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom! If you're going to use a decommissioned ship as a target and sink it, at least be good enough to share the actually interesting photographs, and not just the bloop-bloop-bloop part of the day's entertainment. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2006-07-20 08:12 |
| #2 Waitaminute! There's no smoke! Couldn't have been missle hits. There must be a Rovian hidden agenda......... |
| Posted by: Bobby 2006-07-20 06:19 |
| #1 Damn, that's sad. Less than 30 years old. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-07-20 06:04 |