Operation Sailor Hat nuclear test - GIF

Operation Sailor Hat nuclear test.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...932#post220868
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...434#post192836
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...446#post215472
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...303#post215055
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...537#post205342

Non-nuclear.

There were a number of different ships involved in this test. The one in the video may or may not be either USS England or USS Dale.
It was after the 1963 treaty that banned atmospheric and underwater nuclear test detonations, so they used huge piles of TNT as a substitute for the nuke. It was probably quite a sight.

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Originally Posted by ductape

There were a number of different ships involved in this test. The one in the video may or may not be either USS England or USS Dale.
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The picture in this Wiki article...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sailor_Hat

says it is the light cruiser USS Atlanta (perhaps with all the turrets removed ?)

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Originally Posted by mklotz

The picture in this Wiki article...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sailor_Hat

says it is the light cruiser USS Atlanta (perhaps with all the turrets removed ?)

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It's tough to identify decommissoned ships. After a second look, you are probably right.