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SHIPS OF THE TASK FORCE. Representative 

 ships of the Task Force fleet — three of them target 

 ships and two of them supporting ships, appear 

 on this and the opposite page. ABOVE. UPPER, 

 "Panamint." LOWER. "Nevada." OPPOSITE, from 

 the top down: "Sakawa," "Pennsylvania," "Appa- 

 lachian." The AGO- 1 3 "Panamint" served as head- 

 quarters for congressional, scientific, and United 

 Nations observers. During the tests she made a 

 reputation for excellent chow, and literally teemed 

 with VIP's. The battleship "Nevada," bulls-eye 

 ship at Test Able, was painted orange-red to aid 



the bombardier. The battleship "Pennsylvania," 

 once flagship of the U. S. Fleet, was one of the five 

 heavy ships in the target array. The "Pennsy" served 

 the United States for 29 years and was among the 

 ships damaged at Pearl Harbor. The AGO- 1 

 "Appalachian," "The Apple" served as the press 

 headquarters ship for 169 newspapermen, photog- 

 raphers, commentators, and magazine writers cov~ 

 erlng Operation Crossroads. From her antenna- 

 cluttered masts flowed about 258,000 words ot 

 copy in 24 hours after Test Able, in five languages 

 including Polish and Russian, 



