USS Oriskany photos and video!

[drm]

Check out the photos and video Divingindepth.com took at the sinking of the USS Oriskany! Go to www.divingindepth.com.

 

[Queen]

Cool pics!!!


But the video made me queasy.:small:

 

[justleesa]

Thanks for sharing! wonder how it's resting...Does it take a few days to really settle?

 

[drbill]

I just heard, based on reports from side-scan sonar and divers, the flight deck is resting in 150 ft of water but the tower is at 60 ft. What happened to the calculations? I thought the flight deck was supposed to be at 130 ft.

My guess is that the increased depth will (or should) greatly limit the number of recreational divers who will be interested in diving this wreck. If true, projected revenues from increased tourism to the area may not meet expectations. If false, I'd expect more divers to be heading for the nearest chamber.

Disclaimer: I'm not a big fan of wrecks, especially new ones (without growth) that are below rec limits.

 

[O'Malley]

Wow, that's something, thanks for sharing the link...looking forward to making my way down for some dives.

 

[Matteo]

I just heard, based on reports from side-scan sonar and divers, the flight deck is resting in 150 ft of water but the tower is at 60 ft. What happened to the calculations? I thought the flight deck was supposed to be at 130 ft.

My guess is that the increased depth will (or should) greatly limit the number of recreational divers who will be interested in diving this wreck. If true, projected revenues from increased tourism to the area may not meet expectations. If false, I'd expect more divers to be heading for the nearest chamber.

Disclaimer: I'm not a big fan of wrecks, especially new ones (without growth) that are below rec limits.

thus far, the reports are varied..some say island @ 60 and deck @130, others say island @80 and deck @ 150, and everything in between...though she is definitely upright...the fact that there are no mooring balls will limit the number of weekend warriors without proper training and the local dive shops have been very proactive in setting guidelines for pre-requisites to this dive.....hopefully this will provide a good safety margin????....only time will tell

 

[DA Aquamaster]

I just heard, based on reports from side-scan sonar and divers, the flight deck is resting in 150 ft of water but the tower is at 60 ft. What happened to the calculations? I thought the flight deck was supposed to be at 130 ft.

The hangar deck was projected to be at 150 ft. with the flight deck at 130 ft. In any case there should still be approx 63 ft difference from the top of what is left of the top of the island to the flight deck.

This is assuming a more or less level deck, and that is the biggest conern at the moment I think, given that I interpret "upright" as reported to mean not listed more than 45 degrees or sitting on it's side.

It looked like it had a slight list to port until the stern touched bottom, then it rolled to starboard as it continued to go under. I am worried that it may have maintained the 20-30 degree list after it touched bottom as the Essex class carriers as intitially constructed had a fairly well rounded bottom. I am not sure whether bulges were added below the waterline during the angled deck modification to improve stability. If they were, they would create a flatter overall bottom profile that would encourage the ship to sit on a more even keel on the bottom.

The angled deck on the port side would have created a large amount of drag as well as it settled and would have tended to maintain the list. The question then, in my opinion, would be whether the weight of the angled deck would be enough to right the ship once on the bottom. I don't think so, so I hope it leveled before it was hard on the bottom.

 

[mike_s]

Jim from MBT divers says the news reports are wrong at the 150' flight deck depth. He stated that 12 divers all got it at 130 ft (+/- a couple feet)

 

[jepuskar]

Anyone who dives this artificial wreck is disrespecting all those who served on it. God Bless the Oriskany!!!!!!!!

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

Anyone who dives this artificial wreck is disrespecting all those who served on it. God Bless the Oriskany!!!!!!!!

Because she'd be better off as razorblades?! Please...

She's getting actual usage as a reef, bringing in new life and bettering the economy of Pensacola(the cradle of aviation in which the Oriskany has a history with!). People looking to dive her will be reminded of her history and she will be respected.

I disagree with your opinion.