| SINKEX or Sink
Exercise is a US military term
for the test of a
weapons system usually involving a torpedo or missile attack of an
unmanned target ship. The US Navy sometimes refers to this type of exercise as a HULKEX (Hulk + Exercise). Also, the US Navy uses SINKEX to train its sailors on the usage of modern-day weapons. This technique is used to dispose of decommissioned warships. The U.S. Navy performs SINKEX north of Kauai, Hawaii; the Pacific Ocean, off the Californian coast; |
| NW of Hawaii | 1 fathom = 6 feet | |||
| Ship | Type | Date | Location | Depth |
| USS Barbour County | LST 1195 | 6-Apr-04 | 22° 57' 20.0" N / 160° 05' 1.5" W | 2,560 fathoms |
| USS Ingersoll | DD 990 | ?? | Same general area | ?? |
| USS Harold E. Holt | FF 1074 | ?? | Same general area | ?? |
| USS Decatur | DDG 31 | ?? | Same general area | ?? |
| USS Horne | CG 30 | ?? | Same general area | ?? |
| USS Harry W. Hill | DD 986 | 15-Jul-04 | 23° 01' 16.0" N / 159° 54' 12.0" W | ?? |
| USS Kinkaid | DD 965 | 14-Jul-04 | 22° 55' 31.5" N / 159° 59' 40.5" W | ?? |
| USS Worden | CG 18 | 17-Jun-00 | 22° 57' 01.0" N / 160° 00' 00.2" W | 2,560 fathoms |
| USS Fletcher | DD 992 | 16-Jul-08 | 23° 01' 12.0" N / 159° 59' 54.0" W | 2,670 fathoms |
| USS White Plains | AFS 4 | 8-Jul-02 | 22° 55' 00.9" N / 160° 10' 00.3" W | 2,570 fathoms |
| USS Buchanan | DDG 14 | 14-Jun-00 | 22° 54' 34.0" N / 160° 27' 00.7" W | 2,540 fathoms |
| USS Leftwich | DD 984 | 1-Aug-03 | 22° 48' 47.0" N / 160° 34' 00.0" W | 2,570 fathoms |
| USS Merrill | DD 976 | 1-Aug-03 | 22° 43' 53.0" N / 160° 29' 23.0" W | 2,573 fathoms |
| USS Richard S. Edwards | DD 950 | 10-Apr-97 | 22° 38' 54.0" N / 160° 57' 29.0" W | 2,499 fathoms |
| USS Somers | DDG 34 | 22-Jul-98 | 22° 21' 00.0" N / 160° 58' 00.0" W | 2,800 fathoms |
| USS Rathburne | FF 1057 | 5-Jul-02 | 22° 11' 42.0" N / 160° 13' 07.0" W | 2,552 fathoms |
| Off California Coast | 1 fathom = 6 feet | |||
| Ship | Type | Date | Location | Depth |
| USS Okinawa | LPH 3 | 6-Jun-02 | 31° 27' 03.0" N / 119° 42' 63.0" W | 2,020 fathoms |
| USS John Paul Jones | DDG 32 | 31-Jan-01 | 32° 00' 06.0" N / 121° 36' 23.0" W | 1,988 fathoms |
| USS Hull | DD 945 | 7-Apr-98 | 32° 35' 00.9" N / 120° 32' 00.3" W | ?? |
| USS Arcata | YTB 768 | 2-Oct-04 | 33° 10' 20.0" N / 120° 57' 01.0" W | 1,315 fathoms |
| Atlantic | 1 fathom = 6 feet | |||
| Ship | Type | Date | Location | Depth |
| USS Dale | CG 19 | 6-Apr-00 | 37° 35' 59.0" N / 70° 45' 04.0" W | 2,150 fathoms |
| USS Inchon | MCS 12 | 5-Dec-04 | 36° 42' 30.0" N / 71° 40' 00.0" W | 2,150 fathoms |
| USS Portland | LSD 37 | 26-Apr-04 | 34° 55' 48.9" N / 70° 14' 56.3" W | 2,621 fathoms |
| USS Belknap | CG 26 | 24-Sep-98 | 36° 31' 00.3" N / 71° 58' 00.5" W | 2,050 fathoms |
| USS America | CV 66 | 14-May-05 | 33° 09' 00.0" N / 71° 39' 00.0" W | 2,810 fathoms |
| USS Guam | LPH 9 | 16-Oct-01 | 31° 14' 22.0" N / 71° 16' 35.0" W | 1,166 fathoms |
| USS Samuel Gompers | AD 37 | 22-Jul-03 | 31° 17' 10.0" N / 73° 51' 40.0" W | ?? |
| USS Dixon | AS 37 | 21-Jul-03 | 31° 16' 17.9" N / 73° 57' 46.2" W | 2,805 fathoms |