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| Description | The U.S. Navy battleship USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) being scuttled off Kwajalein after being subjected to both "Crossroads" atomic tests. She was towed to Kwajalein after the explosions and studied there. Due to the large amount of radiation on board, she was towed to sea and scuttled at the conclusion of the radiation studies. |
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| Source | U.S. Navy All Hands magazine April 1948, p. 11. |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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"All photographs published in ALL HANDS are official U.S. Navy photographs unless otherwise designated." |
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