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NH 97840 USS Pensacola (CA-24)

Photo #: NH 97840 USS Pensacola (CA-24)
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Title: USS Pensacola (CA-24)
Description: View on the ship's afterdeck, looking forward, showing damage inflicted during the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests at Bikini, in July 1946. Men in the foreground are examining the remains of equipment placed on her deck to test the effects of the bomb explosion. Note the caution signs painted on her after eight-inch gun turret, presumably to reduce fire risks and prevent the taking of radioactive items as souvenirs. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 97840
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