How many aircraft carriers have been sunk? One, and it took more effort than anyone could have predicted. USS America was scuttled, but it was almost a battle. | Sunday Roast

On April 19, 2005, the USS America (CV-66), a retired U.S. Navy supercarrier, was deliberately sunk in a live-fire test approximately 250 nautical miles off the coast of Virginia. Unlike previous computer simulations, this real-world sinking exercise allowed the Navy to study how an actual carrier hull would respond to sustained missile and explosive attacks over several weeks. The extensive data collected from the structural damage, survivability factors, and progressive flooding significantly

42K views · 4.1K reactions | USS America (LHA 6) conducts flight operations with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) in the Philippine Sea, part of the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, providing enhanced interoperability with allies and partners. | U.S. Navy | Facebook

658K views · 845 reactions | MV-22 Ospreys from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM 265 operate aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) as part of ongoing America Expeditionary Strike Group operations in the Indo-Pacific region. #BlueGreenTeam | U.S. Pacific Fleet | Facebook