OPERATION CROSSROADS. U.S.S. LST 220 TEST ABLE

Abstract

The condition of LST 220 after test Able was very much the same as before. The drafts upon our return were the same, 6 ft forward and 10 ft aft, with a 1 deg list to port. There was no evidence of any structural damage and all machinery was operable. The only observed damage was due to two small fires. A 6 in. mooring hauser, forward on the starboard side was burned as were two fire hoses aft. The burning of the hoses caused a gear locker on the boat deck to catch on fire and its contents were destroyed. All lines and rigging on the starboard side were slightly charred, giving a fairly accurate check on the direction of the blast in relation to this ship. This direction was estimated as being from 120 deg true. The heat of the blast was apparently normal at this distance because only the lines as mentioned above showed any signs of the heat. Evidence of abnormal pressures were observed here however, all vents and vent ducts were cleaned out, the soot being deposited throughout the interior of the ship.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1946
Accession Number
AD0376828

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