Nice documentation/pictures.
They sank the USS America last year - sad.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_America_(CV-66)
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After the completion of the tests, America was sunk in a controlled scuttling on 14 May 2005 at approximately 1130, although the sinking was not publicized until six days later. At the time, no warship of that size had ever been sunk, and effects were closely monitored; theoretically the tests would reveal data about how supercarriers respond to battle damage. The ship rests about 6000 ft. below the Atlantic Ocean surface, roughly 60 miles off the North Carolina coast.
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