Nine ships were sunk by the explosion including the aircraft carrier Saratoga. The bomb was suspended from a landing ship. Operation Crossroads, Baker Explosion Public Domain US Government Photoīaker was located ninety feet below the surface in 180 feet (ca. The area where the explosion happened was less dense than the target location, resulting in the lower number. Ships broadside to the shock wave received the most damage. It sank five vessels and seriously damaged 14 others.
The battleship USS Nevada was the target for Able, however, Able was off target and exploded over a half mile from its target location. Both bombs were 23 kilotons about the same size as that dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. 158 meters) above the water and Baker which was an underwater explosion from a bomb placed 90 feet (ca. Operation Crossroads consisted of two explosions: Able which was an air blast dropped from an airplane exploding at 520 feet (ca. Animals including pigs, guinea pigs, goats, rats, mice, and grains containing insects were placed on different ships to study the impact on life. battleships, two aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, submarines, numerous auxiliary and amphibious vessels, and three surrendered German and Japanese ships were anchored in the lagoon at precise locations to measure impact on the ships at various distances from the explosions. Ninety-five target ships of different sizes including U.S. The press was invited and newsreels brought the power of nuclear weapons into the local theater. Operation CrossroadsĬonvincing the Bikinians to leave was the first step in what became known to the world as Operation Crossroads. The 167 locals agreed, however, they still have not returned. The Commodore went to the atoll to convince the locals to leave their home for about 6 months. Bikini Atoll was remote and away from shipping lanes, and became the best candidate as a test location. government had decided there was a need to test nuclear weapons, and their impact on American warships. Those were the words of Commodore Ben H Wyatt, the military governor of the Marshall Islands to the residence of the Bikini Atoll in February 1946. “The good of mankind and to end all world wars”
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