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The Archeology of the Atomic Bomb A Submerged Cultural Resources Assessment of the Sunken Fleet of Operation Crossroads at Bikini and Kwajalein Atoll Lagoons |
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APPENDIX I: TARGET VESSELS AT BIKINI AND THEIR DISPOSITION
| Carriers | |
| Independence (CVL-22 | Sunk as target off San Francisco, California, January 27, 1951. |
| Saratoga (CV-3) | Sunk by BAKER at Bikini, July 25, 1946. |
| Total: 2 | |
Battleships | |
| Arkansas (BB-33) | Sunk by BAKER at Bikini, July 25, 1946. |
| Nagato (Japanese) | Sunk by BAKER at Bikini, July 29, 1946. |
| Nevada (BB-36) | Sunk as target off Pearl Harbor, July 31, 1948. |
| New York (BB-34) | Sunk as target off Pearl Harbor, July 8, 1948. |
| Pennsylvania (BB-38) | Scuttled off Kwajalein, February 10, 1948. |
| Total: 5 | |
Cruisers | |
| Pensacola (CA-23) | Scuttled off the Washington Coast, November 10, 1948. |
| Prinz Eugen (IX-300) | Stranded and sank at Kwajalein, December 22, 1946. (New York Times article indicates December 16). |
| Sakawa (Japanese) | Sunk by ABLE at Bikini, July 2, 1946. |
| Salt Lake City (CA-25) | Sunk as target off San Clemente, California, May 25, 1948. |
| Total: 4 | |
Destroyers | |
| Anderson (DD-411) | Sunk by ABLE at Bikini, July 1, 1946. |
| Conyngham (DD-371) | Scuttled off California, July 1948. |
| Hughes (DD-410) | Sunk as target off Washington, October 16, 1948. |
| Lamson (DD-367) | Sunk by ABLE at Bikini, July 1, 1946. |
| Mayrant (DD-402) | Sunk off Kwajalein, April 4, 1948. |
| Mustin (DD-413) | Sunk off Kwajalein, March 18, 1948. (New York Times article indicates April 17). |
| Ralph Talbot (DD-390) | Scuttled off Kwajalein, March 1948. (New York Times article indicates March 8). |
| Rhind (DD-404) | Scuttled off Kwajalein, March 22, 1948. (New York Times article indicates March 23). |
| Stack (DD-406) | Sunk as target off Kwajalein, April 24, 1948. |
| Trippe (DD-403) | Sunk as target off Kwajalein, February 3, 1948. |
| Wainwright (DD-419) | Sunk as target off Kwajalein, July 5, 1948. |
| Wilson (DD-408) | Scuttled off Kwajalein, March 8, 1948. |
| Total: 12 | |
Submarines | |
| Apogon (SS-308) | Sunk by BAKER at Bikini, July 25, 1946. |
| Dentuda (SS-335) | Sent to West Coast, sold for scrap, January 20, 1969. |
| Parche (SS-384) | Sent to West Coast, sold for scrap, July 1970. |
| Pilotfish (SS-386) | Sunk by BAKER at Bikini, July 25, 1946. |
| Searaven (SS-196) | Sunk as target off California, September 11, 1948. |
| Skate (SS-305) | Scuttled off California, October 5, 1948. |
| Skipjack (SS-184) | Sunk as target off California, August 11, 1948. |
| Tuna (SS-203) | Scuttled off California, September 24, 1948. |
| Total: 8 | |
Attack Transports | |
| Banner (APA-60) | Scuttled off Kwajalein, February 16, 1948. |
| Barrow (APA-61) | Scuttled off Kwajalein, May 11, 1948. |
| Bladen (APA-63) | Sent to East Coast, transferred to U.S. Maritime Commission, August 3, 1953. |
| Bracken (APA-64) | Scuttled off Kwajalein, March 10, 1948. |
| Briscoe (APA-65) | Scuttled off Marshall Islands, May 6, 1948. |
| Brule (APA-66) | Scuttled off Kwajalein, May 11, 1948. |
| Butte (APA-68) | Scuttled off Kwajalein, May 12, 1948. |
| Carlisle (APA-69) | Sunk by ABLE at Bikini, July 1, 1946. |
| Carteret (APA-70) | Sunk by gunfire in the Pacific, March 19, 1948. |
| Catron (APA-71) | Sunk by gunfire in the Pacific, May 6, 1948. |
| Cortland (APA-75) | Sent to East Coast, transferred to U.S. Maritime Commission, March 31, 1948. |
| Crittenden (APA-77) | Scuttled off California, October 5, 1948. |
| Dawson (APA-79) | Scuttled off Kwajalein, March 19, 1948. |
| Fallon (APA-81) | Scuttled off Kwajalein, March 10, 1948. |
| Fillmore (APA-83) | Sent to East Coast, transferred to U.S. Maritime Commission, April 1, 1948. |
| Gasconade (APA-85) | Sunk by torpedoes off California, July 21, 1948. |
| Geneva (APA-86) | Sent to East Coast, sold for scrap, November 2, 1966. |
| Gilliam (APA-57) | Sunk by ABLE at Bikini, July 1, 1946. |
| Niagara (APA-87) | Sent to East Coast, sold for scrap, February 5, 1950. |
| Total: 19 | |
LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank) | |
| LST-52 | Sunk in Pacific, April 1948. |
| LST-125 | Sunk off Bikini, August 14, 1946. |
| LST-133 | Scuttled off Kwajalein, May 11, 1948. |
| LST-220 | Scuttled off Kwajalein, May 12, 1948. |
| LST-545 | Scuttled off Kwajalein, May 12, 1948. |
| LST-661 | Scuttled off Kwajalein, July 25, 1948. |
| Total: 6 | |
LSMs (Landing Ship, Medium) | |
| LSM-60 | Completely destroyed by BAKER at Bikini, July 25, 1946. |
| Total: 1 | |
LCTs (Landing Craft, Tank) | |
| LCT-412 | Scuttled off Kwajalein, September 1947. |
| LCT-414 | Scuttled by BAKER at Bikini, July 1946. |
| LCT-705 | Scuttled off Kwajalein, September 1947. |
| LCT-746 | Scuttled off Kwajalein, March 1947. |
| LCT-812 | Scuttled by BAKER at Bikini, July 1946. |
| LCT-816 | Scuttled off Kwajalein, June 1947. |
| LCT-818 | Scuttled off Kwajalein, September 1947. |
| LCT-874 | Scuttled off Kwajalein, September 1947. |
| LCT-1013 | Scuttled off Kwajalein, September 1947. |
| LCT-1078 | Scuttled off Kwajalein, September 1947. |
| LCT-1112 | Scuttled off Kwajalein, September 1947. |
| LCT-1113 | Scuttled off Kwajalein, June 1947. |
| LCT-1114 | Sunk by BAKER at Bikini, July 30, 1946. |
| LCT-1175 | Sunk by BAKER at Bikini, July 25, 1946. |
| LCT-1187 | Scuttled by BAKER at Bikini, July 1946. |
| LCT-1237 | Scuttled by BAKER at Bikini, July 1946. |
| Total: 16 | |
Auxillaries | |
| YO-160 | Sunk by BAKER at Bikini, July 25, 1946. |
| YOG-83 | Scuttled off Kwajalein, September 16, 1948. |
| ARDC-13 | Sunk by BAKER at Bikini, August 6, 1946. |
| Total: 3 | |
LCIs (Landing Craft, Infantry) | |
| LCI-327 | Destroyed on Bascombe (Mek) Island, Kwajalein, October 30, 1947. |
| LCI-329 | Scuttled off Kwajalein, March 16, 1948. |
| LCI-332 | Scuttled off Kwajalein, September 1947. |
| LCI-549 | Sold to private party in California, August 19, 1949. |
| LCI-615 | Sold to private party in California, August 19, 1949. |
| LCI-620 | Scuttled off Bikini Lagoon entrance, August 10, 1946. |
| Total: 6 | |
LCMs (Landing Craft, Mechanized) | |
| [Note these craft, like the LCVP, did not ordinarily receive hull numbers. The numbers were provided by Joint Task Force One to facilitate damage reports.] | |
| LCM-1 | Fate unknown. |
| LCM-2 | Fate unknown. |
| LCM-3 | Fate unknown. |
| LCM-4 | Sunk by BAKER at Bikini, July 25, 1946. |
| LCM-5 | Fate unknown. |
| LCM-6 | Sold for scrap in Guam, n.d. |
| Total: 6 | |
LCVPs (Landing Craft Vehicles, Personnel) | |
| LCVP-7 | Fate unknown. |
| LCVP-8 | Fate unknown. |
| LCVP-9 | Fate unknown. |
| LCVP-10 | Sunk by BAKER at Bikini, July 25, 1946. |
| LCVP-11 | Fate unknown. |
| LCVP-12 | Fate unknown. |
| Total: 6 | |
Sources: A. G. Nelson, Capt. USN, "Crossroads Target Ships," Memorandum, NNTPR #24-78, May 25, 1978, Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office, "U.S. Vessels Involved in Operation Crossroads," NAVSEASHPSO, Philadelphia, n.d.; Commander, Joint Task Force One, "Report on Atomic Bomb Tests Able and Baker (Operation Crossroads) Conducted at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, on 1 July 1946 and 25 July 1946," (1946) Vol. 1, Part VII, pp. 6-15; and James L. Mooney, ed. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 8 volumes. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1959-1981). Jonathan Weisgall provided the New York Times articles which indicate different sinking dates for several of the vessels.
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