The US Navy spent 4 weeks blasting one of its aircraft carriers to figure out how to keep enemies from sinking them

Dec 8 2022 by Business Insider

 
The wake left after decommissioned aircraft carrier USS America was sunk in May 2005.

US Navy/MCS2 Michael Sandberg

In May 2005, the US Navy sank the decommissioned aircraft carrier America in the Atlantic Ocean. The carrier was sunk as part of a Navy effort to understand how to protect carriers from attacks. After four weeks of live-fire testing, sailors finally had to scuttle the carrier to send it under.

At 11:30 am on May 14, 2005, the aircraft carrier USS America slipped beneath the waves...

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