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USS Atlanta (CL-104)
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USS Atlanta was a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, which were built during World War II. The class was designed as a development of the earlier Brooklyn-class cruisers, the siz
USS Atlanta, Seattle, June 1948
USS Atlanta, Seattle, June 1948
Depiction of the Cleveland class, showing the plan and profile
Depiction of the Cleveland class, showing the plan and profile
Atlanta during fitting out in November 1944
Atlanta during fitting out in November 1944
Atlanta on the way to Australia in 1947
Atlanta on the way to Australia in 1947
Operation Sailor Hat
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Operation Sailor Hat was a series of explosives effects tests, conducted by the United States Navy Bureau of Ships under the sponsorship of the Defense Atomic Support Agency. The tests consisted of tw
USS Atlanta (CL-104)
…was reinstated to the Naval Vessel Register on 15 May 1964 with the hull number IX-304. The ship was subjected to three tests in early 1965, designated Operation Sailor Hat, which damaged the ship but did not sink her. She was subsequently laid up in Stockton, California in late 1965 and remained there for the next five…
500 short tons (454 t) of TNT (5 by 10 meters; 16 by 33 feet) awaiting detonation at Operation Sailor Hat. The USS Atlanta is visible in the backgroun
500 short tons (454 t) of TNT (5 by 10 meters; 16 by 33 feet) awaiting detonation at Operation Sailor Hat. The USS Atlanta is visible in the background.
USS Atlanta at the Hunters' Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, California, circa October 1964, while completing conversion to a weapons effects test
USS Atlanta at the Hunters' Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, California, circa October 1964, while completing conversion to a weapons effects test ship
Detonation for Shot "Bravo", first of a series of three test explosions. USS Atlanta is moored in the left center. Note the shock wave spreading over
Detonation for Shot "Bravo", first of a series of three test explosions. USS Atlanta is moored in the left center. Note the shock wave spreading over the water just beyond the ship, and the shock condensation cloud lifting overhead
USS England and USS Atlanta during the second shot Charlie of Operation Sailor Hat
USS England and USS Atlanta during the second shot Charlie of Operation Sailor Hat