The USS Saratoga was sunk military trials to test the efectiveness of atom bombs against exposed shipping. The first atomic bomb exploded in the air with mixed results. The second undewater blast suspended underneath a 1,000ton LSM sank the fleet. No remains of the LSM were ever fund.
Operation crossroads was the name of the test that the ship went down. A reporter from new york wrote: " It went down like a proud Queen: grasping for immortality
CoolCharmedGirl 3 years ago
nice video man,i wonder if there were any copper ingots on that wreck!!!
nuskaha 3 years ago