Summary: In a unique and final contribution to naval research, the USS America, a Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier decommissioned in the 1990s, was intentionally sunk in 2005 after weeks of controlled explosions. This experiment, conducted 17,000 feet below the Atlantic Ocean, aimed to understand the resilience of large naval vessels to onboard explosions. USS America, laid down in 1961 and having served notably in Vietnam and the Mediterranean, was selected for this fate to inform future carrier designs. Читать дальше...