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To: techdiver@opal.com
To: scuba-l@br*.br*.ed*
Subject: Re: Battleships as Artificial Reefs
From: rnf@sp*.tb*.co*
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 1995 20:05:49 +0500

Christina Wrote:

>I think that we should also consider the act of scuttling
>as good practice and an opportunity in itself to test out
>Air Force weapons systems.  I therefore propose giving it to
>the Air Force Armament Division at Eglin AFB to test out
>their missiles and bombs with, just like they did with the
>USS Ozark.
>
>We would have the added bonus of not having to sink it
>ourselves.

That would be interesting, but they might have to use B-52's, these things 
have armor 12 inches thick. The USS North Carolina (smaller than the Iowa 
class battlewagons) was hit by a Japanese torpedo that blew a 32 by 20 foot 
hole in her and she still didn't sink.

Rick

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