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[Florabama]

The link includes a pretty good animated video of how it will be sunk. I went by it Saturday on my way out, and they have cut a lot of holes in her sides. You can see all the way through the hull in several places.



http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060418/NEWS01/60418004

 

[H2Andy]

from the text, it will take 12 million gallons of seawater to sink her

and that's not even a drop in the ocean...

wow... puts things in perspective

 

[archman]

from the text, it will take 12 million gallons of seawater to sink her

What a truly bizarre factoid. I've never seen a ship's internal volume described by how many gallons of water it can be filled with.:06:

12 million gallons is roughly equal to two Ocean Voyager-sized tanks, or 19 Olympic-sized pools.

 

[Diesel298]

at what point do they foul up and plop it on her side?

 

[archman]

Don't jinx it!


Actually, I'm hoping they screw up their navigation and sink it in shallower water. Otherwise I'll never be able to dive below the hangar deck!

 

[Diesel298]

well if its on her side you will get to see below the hanger deck

 

[mike_s]

What a truly bizarre factoid. I've never seen a ship's internal volume described by how many gallons of water it can be filled with.:06:

12 million gallons is roughly equal to two Ocean Voyager-sized tanks, or 19 Olympic-sized pools.

Actually it's not that odd of a factoid. They often refer to a "ships displacement". The displacement is how much water the ship "displaces" (or takes up). it's normally given in pounds or tons, but water weight is easily converted to gallons.

 

[Florabama]

Don't jinx it!


Actually, I'm hoping they screw up their navigation and sink it in shallower water. Otherwise I'll never be able to dive below the hangar deck!

You don't want it in shallower water around here. If it was being sunk in the Keys, you might be able to put it shallower, but around here, the viz is iffy inside 15 miles. Out where she's going, 100 ft days are not uncommon. Plus, that's where the big animals are and this wreck will hold some of the biggest. You'll still be able to explore the superstructure and not go below 65 fsw.

Since there are a few other good wrecks already out in that vicinity, it might create a weekend live aboard opportunity for someone with an entreprenurial spirit.

 

[Steele]

Enterprise ran aground in the mid-80s off the coast of SoCal. We took on over 1.5m gallons. We continued with our workups for the next few weeks as well. If I'm not mistaken there was barely a 1 degree list. The hole in the side of the ship was huge. You could drive a truck into it.

We showered in JP5 and seawater for a bit.

When we hit the rock, I didn't even feel it, and I was on the mess decks eating. General Quarters was sounded but we were apparently in no danger.

Captain was promoted to Commodore (lost his command) and the Enterprise went to the yards for a while.

That's a crap load of water to take on.

 

[cmalinowski]

Enterprise ran aground in the mid-80s off the coast of SoCal. We took on over 1.5m gallons. We continued with our workups for the next few weeks as well. If I'm not mistaken there was barely a 1 degree list. The hole in the side of the ship was huge. You could drive a truck into it...

...That's a crap load of water to take on.

But I imagine that the pumps were working hard too. It's not like you took on 1.5m gallons and then it just stopped. That water wasn't all in the ship at once... What was the largest amount of water in the ship at any one time is the question.

Still, interesting story.

Chris