USS LSM-60
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USS LSM-60 was a World War II era landing ship, medium amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy. It was notable for being used as the float to suspend a fission bomb underwater during the Ope
LSM-60 with modifications for the Baker Test, Bikini Atoll
LSM-60 is destroyed as part of the Operation Crossroads BAKER test
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
USS LSM-60
…lagoon of Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. At 0835 local time the bomb was detonated, destroying LSM-60 and sinking eight target ships, including USS Saratoga (CV-3). A seaman present claimed that "there was not one identifiable piece of the LSM-60 ever located", however a British naval constructor present reports…
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 for the battlecruiser's main battery
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, Saratoga had a black stripe painted on her funnel for identification purposes.