Battered almost beyond 

 recognition is this Navy 

 seaplane which had been 

 placed on the stern of the 

 battleship NEVADA, lo- 

 cated 1500 to 2000 feet 

 from the Test A actual 

 Zeropoint. Besides pro- 

 ducing mechanical dam- 

 age, the explosion caused 

 fires in combustible ma- 

 terials at distances as 

 great as one or two 

 miles. Various other ma- 

 terials were melted or 

 scorched. Army quarter- 

 master stores proved to 

 be especially vulnerable. 



The NEVADA, bull's-eye 

 battleship, escaped v/ith 

 moderate damage. The 

 bomb, instead of deto- 

 nating directly above her, 

 detonated 1500 to 2000 

 reet away. NEVADA'S 

 Iwo topmasts failed, and 

 the starboard yardarm 

 also. Her weather deck 

 was dished moderately. 

 Some stanchions and 

 bulkheads were distorted. 

 However, her hull was 

 practically undamaged, 

 and her interior was little 

 disturbed. The deck- 

 loaded gear suffered 

 severely. 



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