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I was watching videos of the Crossroads nuclear tests at Bikini in 1946. I took the screenshot below showing the damage from the second, underwater blast, code-named Baker, to what I believe is a Gato class boat.
During the Baker explosion, three submarines were sunk. Pilotfish, 363 yards from ground zero, Skipjack at 800 yards (later raised), and Apogon at 850.
The duo of tests in 1946 is a very interesting read in general.
Wikipedia general info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Crossroads
YouTube: the Baker shot, from the film Trinity and Beyond: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy6-ZKWCoH0
During the Baker explosion, three submarines were sunk. Pilotfish, 363 yards from ground zero, Skipjack at 800 yards (later raised), and Apogon at 850.
The duo of tests in 1946 is a very interesting read in general.
Wikipedia general info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Crossroads
YouTube: the Baker shot, from the film Trinity and Beyond: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy6-ZKWCoH0
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