Military in Pensacola

Though nicknamed the “Russian Freighter,” this ship was actually sunk off the coast of Pensacola by the U.S. government in a top-secret operation.

The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

Florida’s half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.