Event Brief
US Navy sinks retired USS America in controlled test
Filed: Jul 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Summary: In 2005, the Navy spent nearly four weeks sinking the retired USS America off the East Coast to collect data.
WHO: US Navy
WHAT: Controlled sinking of the retired aircraft carrier USS America using bombs, missiles, underwater blasts, and internal charges.
WHEN: Jul 29, 2026 at 10:16 AM ET
WHERE: Off the East Coast of the USA
WHY: To collect data no computer model could produce.
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