File:View of the target fleet at Bikini Atoll during Operation Crossroads.jpg

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English: View of the target fleet at Bikini Atoll during "Operation Crossroads". It seems that the photo was taken shortly after Test Able on 1 July 1946, with several ships burning. At left is the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3).
Date circa 1 July 1946
date QS:P,+1946-07-01T00:00:00Z/11,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Saidor (CVE-117) 1945-1946 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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