Man those are some sad pics there, especially that last one, reminds me of what happened to USS Cabot/ SNS Dedalo.

I remember that group that wanted to save her for a museum, they approached Australian’s (especially ex-navy people) to chip in to buy her. They just couldn’t get enough money nor could they get a place to keep her, the British government said no to basing her in the UK. Australian government said they didn’t have a place to put her but offered to sink her for a dive wreck.

India out bid China (which I found interesting) and we all know why China wanted her 😉