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* In the [[Backstory]] of [[David Brin]]'s ''Startide Rising'', a Terran starship discovers a fleet of derelict [[Precursors|Progenitor]] ships and unleashes a galaxies-wide holy war.
* Old [[World War I]] transports that were left abandoned form the production headquarters for one group of drug dealers, in [[Tom Clancy]]'s ''Without Remorse'', a [[Prequel]] in the [[Jack Ryan]] series.
** "Bronco", in ''Clear and Present Danger'', speculates that the [https://web.archive.org/web/20121008025446/http://www.amarcexperience.com/AMARCDescription.asp Boneyard] in Arizona is where the a captured druggie DC-7B will eventually be dumped, given that one more old aircraft in storage there won't be particularly noteworthy.
* The [[Redwall]] book ''The Bellmaker'' has a Derelict Graveyard of old wooden ships, which the heroes cannibalize for parts.
* The Nartec city in'' [[Animorphs]]'' #36 is built from wrecks recovered from the seabed.
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** Also the hurricanes and other storms which regularly sweep through the area.
** Bikini Atoll was the site of [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Operation_Crossroads several atomic bomb tests] involving a "fleet" of derelict ships, many of which now lie in shallow waters on the bottom.
* Collections of semi-functional machines are maintained for all sorts of reasons, such as the US Military's "[https://web.archive.org/web/20121008025446/http://www.amarcexperience.com/AMARCDescription.asp Boneyard]".
** Or the Mothball Fleet at Suisun Bay, California.
* Some Russian naval ports are a bit like this, with rusting subs and ships waiting for disposal. Word of advice- some of the subs may be radioactive.
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