Originally Posted by
tdracer
Most of the US ships sunk during the Pearl Harbor attack were refloated, repaired, and returned to duty before WW II was over - and they were in far worse shape than this one (the notable exceptions being the Arizona and Utah - which are still there as permanent memorials - and the Oklahoma which was refloated but somehow sank in deep water while being towed to the mainland to be scrapped).
I can understand that, but these will probably be crammed full of electronics simply to flush the bog.. I would imagine most of that will need replacing if submerged