Pensacola is coming up on the 20th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Oriskany. The “great carrier reef” as it’s called was sunk more than 22 nautical miles southeast of Pensacola Pass in 2006. It ...

What You Need to Know: The USS Oriskany, a retired Essex-class aircraft carrier, now rests off Florida’s coast as the world’s largest artificial reef. Sunk in 2006, the “Great Carrier... Summary and ...

IN THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) — It took the U.S. Navy to do what two wars, hurricanes and a salvage contractor couldn't: sink the famed aircraft carrier known as "The Mighty O." More than 500 pounds of ...

What You Need to Know: The USS Oriskany, a retired Essex-class aircraft carrier, now rests off Florida’s coast as the world’s largest artificial reef. Sunk in 2006, the “Great Carrier Reef” has since ...

The historic ocean liner is docked in Mobile, Alabama where it has been prepared for an environmentally safe deployment scheduled for early 2026. The SS United States and USS Oriskany will be about 12 ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The "Mighty O" saw action in Korea and Vietnam and was home base of John McCain before he was taken captive by the North Vietnamese, but the aircraft carrier's greatest fame could ...

Officials in Okaloosa County, Florida, are moving ahead with plans to sink the SS United States, a historic ocean liner docked in South Philadelphia, turning it into the world’s largest artificial ...

Most warships are never appreciated by the greater public for their years of service on the high seas serving their country. A very select few might get to live life eternal as museum ships. But only ...

Florida has one of the most active artificial reef programs among the 15 Gulf and Atlantic coastal states involved in artificial reef development, state wildlife officials say. Since the 1940s, more ...

The ship has become a diver's destination. April 27, 2008 — -- In its first life, the USS Oriskany became the first aircraft carrier to sail around Cape Horn on June 29, 1952. After being ...

After months of preparation, the historic ocean liner SS United States is scheduled to be deployed in the Gulf in early 2026 and Escambia County tourism dollars will help pay for it to become the ...