![]() ![]() ![]() Animals on the USS Burleson died of radiation poisoning over the weeks after initially showing normal bloodcounts. The heavily armored Japanese ship Sakawa sank the next day. The transport USS Gilliam, closest to the blast, and USS Carlisle sank immediately, while the destroyer USS Lamson was capsized. The explosion took place at 2159:45 UTC on June 30 (5:59 pm EST). ![]() For the first time, news reporters and representatives of the rest of the world's nations had been invited. It was only the fourth time in human history that a nuclear explosion had taken place. The test took place at the Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific Ocean to observe what a nuclear weapon could do to American warships. At 8:59 am and 45 seconds local time, Operation Crossroads was carried out as a fleet of 73 retired and unmanned ships were destroyed, sunk or damaged by an atomic bomb.The following events occurred in July 1946: July 25, 1946: First underwater nuclear explosion ![]()
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