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Operation Crossroads
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Operation Crossroads was a pair of nuclear weapon tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll in mid-1946. They were the first nuclear weapon tests since Trinity on July 16, 1945, and the fir
Prospective Operation Crossroads target ships and support ships at Pearl Harbor on February 27, 1946. Ships from front to rear: USS Crittenden, Catron
Prospective Operation Crossroads target ships and support ships at Pearl Harbor on February 27, 1946. Ships from front to rear: USS Crittenden, Catron, Bracken, Burleson, Gilliam, Fallon, unknown ship, Fillmore, Kochab, Luna, and an unidentified tanker and Liberty ship. On the right are LSM-203 and LSM-465. Farther in the background are a floating drydock and a merchant ship hulk.
View of the target fleet for test Able.
View of the target fleet for test Able.
Nevada painted in high visibility orange for the atomic tests
Nevada painted in high visibility orange for the atomic tests
The target fleet after test Able. The aircraft carrier Saratoga is right-center with Independence burning at left-center. The battleship Nagato is bet
The target fleet after test Able. The aircraft carrier Saratoga is right-center with Independence burning at left-center. The battleship Nagato is between them. The ship at left, next to the battleship Pennsylvania, is trying to wash down the radioactivity with water from the lagoon.
USS Saratoga (CV-3)
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USS Saratoga was a Lexington-class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy during the 1920s. Originally designed as a battlecruiser, she was converted into one of the Navy's first aircraft c
Operation Crossroads
…target, and the symbolic sinking came three weeks later, five days after the Baker shot. Fire caused serious damage to ship #10, the aircraft carrier Saratoga, more than 1 mile (1.6 km) from the blast. For test purposes, all the ships carried sample amounts of fuel and ordnance, plus airplanes. Most warships…
Saratoga underway in 1942, after her lengthy refit
Saratoga underway in 1942, after her lengthy refit
Saratoga on 8 March 1922, after her construction had been suspended. There are circular barbettes on blocks on her deck, which would have been used fo
Saratoga on 8 March 1922, after her construction had been suspended. There are circular barbettes on blocks on her deck, which would have been used for the battlecruiser's main battery
Saratoga landing aircraft, 6 June 1935
Saratoga landing aircraft, 6 June 1935
Carriers Saratoga (center), Lexington (top), and Langley (below) at Puget Sound Navy Yard in 1929. As Saratoga and Lexington were visually identical,
Carriers Saratoga (center), Lexington (top), and Langley (below) at Puget Sound Navy Yard in 1929. As Saratoga and Lexington were visually identical, Saratoga had a black stripe painted on her funnel for identification purposes.