Off the coast of Pensacola, Florida lies the sunken remains of the USS Oriskany. The Big “O’ was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. Sunk in 2006, she was sunk in her current location as an artificial reef. The top of the smoke stack is at almost 70 ft and keeping within recreational limits of 130 ft we were left 60 ft of the conning tower to explore almost down to the flight deck (137 ft). There were several doors leading to passage ways we could enter and exit but there were several others that had been welded shut or were simply not accessible. Most of the …