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Searching for the wreck of USS Oklahoma

A rumoured Oklahoma search receives encouragement, with uncertainty about the surviving wreck after salvage and the 1947 tow.

Question

Is a rumoured search for USS Oklahoma worthwhile?

Short answer

The search is encouraged because a rough area is known, although the wreck's surviving condition remains uncertain.

Notes

A viewer reports a rumour that a group may search for Oklahoma, and the idea receives encouragement. Oklahoma capsized at Pearl Harbor and was later lost while being towed to a scrapyard in 1947. A rough search area is known, but what remains of the ship after the earlier salvage work is uncertain.