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Has there been any research done on where the Oklahoma sank after it was sold for scrap?

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70.233.148.72 23:45, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Expansion

I would think that more could and should be added about the torpedo damage, why she sunk, why she was not repaired. Tirronan 21:43, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

She was an old ship and was very badly damaged, probably sustaining damage to her hull when she capsized. I think it's pretty clear why this old ship wasn't refloated and fitted out. FrancisDane (talk) 23:46, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Through a glass, murkily

A couple of points. "Many of her men"? As originally written, it suggests these were Nevada crewmen; is the change, as now, correct? "540 miles" Is that =1000 km (as I'd expect, dealing with naval matters) or =870km? TREKphiler ^{hit me ♠} 21:43, 9 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mascots

Just a quick note to say that there is a photo and a little bit about the ship's mascots available in "The Book of Dogs" on archive.org here: http://www.archive.org/stream/bookofdogsintima00nati#page/10/mode/2up on page 11. Miyagawa (talk) 14:13, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Efforts to Rescue Survivors

There were many sailors trapped in her hull when she capsized. The article makes no reference to the heroic and harrowing efforts to rescue these men. I will got to the Navy Library and get the information and insert it here. FrancisDane (talk) 23:46, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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 == Expansion ==
 I would think that more could and should be added about the torpedo damage, why she sunk, why she was not repaired. [[User:Tirronan|Tirronan]] 21:43, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
+She was an old ship and was very badly damaged, probably sustaining damage to her hull when she capsized. I think it's pretty clear why this old ship wasn't refloated and fitted out. [[User:FrancisDane|FrancisDane]] ([[User talk:FrancisDane|talk]]) 23:46, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
 ==Through a glass, murkily==
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 Just a quick note to say that there is a photo and a little bit about the ship's mascots available in "The Book of Dogs" on archive.org here: http://www.archive.org/stream/bookofdogsintima00nati#page/10/mode/2up on page 11. [[User:Miyagawa|<font face="Verdana">Miyagawa</font>]] [[User talk:Miyagawa|<font face="Verdana">(talk)</font>]] 14:13, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
+== Efforts to Rescue Survivors ==
+There were many sailors trapped in her hull when she capsized. The article makes no reference to the heroic and harrowing efforts to rescue these men. I will got to the Navy Library and get the information and insert it here. [[User:FrancisDane|FrancisDane]] ([[User talk:FrancisDane|talk]]) 23:46, 5 December 2011 (UTC)