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NH 98886 Operation "Sailor Hat", 1965

Photo #: NH 98886 Operation "Sailor Hat", 1965
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Title: Operation "Sailor Hat", 1965
Description: Photo #: NH 98886 Operation Sailor Hat, 1965 Sailor Hat Shot Bravo's 500 tons of high explosive are detonated on Kahoolawe Island, Hawaii, 6 February 1965, with the test ship Atlanta (IX-304) moored nearby. Note smoke or dust around the ship's foremast, and the shock wave perimeter expanding on the water beyond the ship. See Photo # NH 98886 (extended caption) for text that accompanied this image. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 98886
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