USS Nevada BB-36 wreck found

scooter · May 12, 2020, 04:15:04 AM

Research Group finds wreck of USS Nevada

Captain Canada · May 12, 2020, 04:32:07 AM

Pretty wild stuff. Love watching those underwater videos. Great looking ships those.

NARSES2 · May 12, 2020, 06:28:59 AM

Fascinating, cheers Scoot

scooter · May 12, 2020, 07:50:06 AM

Quote from: NARSES2 on May 12, 2020, 06:28:59 AM
Fascinating, cheers Scoot

What makes it even more fascinating is she survived the Pearl Harbor attack, all of World War II, TWO atomic bomb tests, everything the 1948 USN could throw at her, and she still refused to give up until she had to be torpedo'd at the end of the SINKEX.

kerick · May 12, 2020, 08:39:08 PM

It looks to be in amazing condition. I hope the exact location is never released as some who don't care will try to raise it for scrap iron.

zenrat · May 13, 2020, 03:36:08 AM

Quote from: kerick on May 12, 2020, 08:39:08 PM
It looks to be in amazing condition. I hope the exact location is never released as some who don't care will try to raise it for scrap iron.

She won't be classified as a war grave (for obvious reasons) so what protection would she have?
Other than lying 15,400 feet down.

NARSES2 · May 13, 2020, 06:43:41 AM

Quote from: scooter on May 12, 2020, 07:50:06 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on May 12, 2020, 06:28:59 AM
Fascinating, cheers Scoot

What makes it even more fascinating is she survived the Pearl Harbor attack, all of World War II, TWO atomic bomb tests, everything the 1948 USN could throw at her, and she still refused to give up until she had to be torpedo'd at the end of the SINKEX.

Some ships are just like that, whilst others have been known to sink at the slightest excuse

Most of my mum's family worked in shipbuilding and they would swear to you that all ships have a character/personality. They'd no idea where it came from, but they had one.

Mossie · May 13, 2020, 12:00:52 PM

Quote from: zenrat on May 13, 2020, 03:36:08 AM
Quote from: kerick on May 12, 2020, 08:39:08 PM
It looks to be in amazing condition. I hope the exact location is never released as some who don't care will try to raise it for scrap iron.

She won't be classified as a war grave (for obvious reasons) so what protection would she have?
Other than lying 15,400 feet down.

There are laws protecting wrecks in international waters, even if they're not war graves. Not sure of the details but I believe the wreck still legally belongs to the USN.

zenrat · May 14, 2020, 04:15:47 AM

At 3 miles deep I suspect the cost to raise her would be more than any scrap value.