Extract from an eyewitness letter
to Jerry McWaters - 18 NOV 2003
"... it took her 14 minutes to hit
bottom .... She went bow up at 1533 and 1534 she was fully submerged.
At 1548 we heard the last sound of the Yosemite as her hull gave in to
the pressure of the water for the last time. It is hard to say what
actually caused her to sink and eventually go belly up and show her
keel but I can tell you that it took a lot to sink her. It was a
mighty fine ship and I am glad that I got to know her because it
introduced me to a lot of good people that I would have not met
otherwise."
These are a few photos
supplied by Jerry that were taken on 22 August 2003 of the Yosemite at
the Norfolk Naval Shipyard at Portsmouth, VA. as she was being
prepared for her final voyage.
In October, more photos were taken.
These are links to some of those photos. If you would like to have the
full size pictures and see more of them, contact Jerry at
jerry@mcwaters.org
for details.
