[4] After being stricken from the Naval Vessel Register, the ship was transferred to different owners, and eventually was scuttled off the coast of Florida as an artificial reef and fish aggregating device.

[6] USAMP Major General Wallace F. Randolph was built by Marietta Manufacturing Company in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and launched on 2 June 1942.

)[7] In 1949, the United States Navy took over all coastal mine laying operations, and the Randolph was transferred to the Navy in March 1951, classed as a Camanche-class minelayer,[8] a group that with one exception was neither converted from Army design nor saw active naval service,[2] with the name ACM-15 and going directly into inactive reserve where she was redesignated MMA-15 on 7 February 1955 then named Nausett on 1 May 1955.

Researchers fired rockets trailing conductive wires into thunderclouds to trigger lightning strikes, which were then analyzed by instruments carried on the ship's deck.

The main superstructure was cleared of most entanglement hazard prior to sinking, so she provides ample opportunity for penetration.

Most divers on the Thunderbolt opt to use an Enriched Air (32% O2) mixture because of the significant increase in bottom time and shorter surface intervals, especially for repetitive dives.