OPERATION CROSSROADS. U.S.S. GASCONADE (APA85). TEST BAKER. VOLUME 1

Abstract

Aside from radiological effects, this ship suffered severe, but not crippling, damage. Several days would have been required to clear up the interior sufficiently to permit satisfactory use. The hull strength was seriously reduced but was such that the ship could probably have been sailed to a repair base, providing no severe weather was encountered. The GASCONADE was at a range at which the most severe damage to vessels of her type began to diminish slightly. The ship received considerable damage as a result of the underwater atomic bomb explosion. It is believed, however, that with the exception of the searchlights and the master gyro compass, that electrical equipment of the latest navy shockproof design, properly mounted, would have received very minor if any damage as a result of this test. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1947
Accession Number
AD0367489

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Ejectors
  • Blast
  • Compressors
  • Damage
  • Electric Motors
  • Electric Power
  • Electric Propulsion
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Engineering
  • Explosions
  • Flood Damage
  • Fuel Oils
  • Generators
  • Gyro Compasses
  • Materials
  • Milling Machines
  • Visual Inspection

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  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.