page 107 



'•:."<' '-:■': ............. 



' . _ . ...•■...-■ 



RELUCTANT SEA DRAGON. The submarine 



"Apogon" is shown here partly submerged, con- 

 trolled from the "Widgeon." This ano preceding 

 photographs illustrate the types of problems en- 

 countered in Operation Crossroads for which new 

 techniques had to be developed. The submarines 

 were moored at various distances from the bulls- 



eye ship; some were broadside to the explosion, 

 others were head-on. The eight submarines used 

 were: "Searaven," "Skipjack," "Tuna," "Dentuda," 

 "Skate," "Apogon," "Pilotfish," and "Parche." 

 Many of these have impressive records of attacks 

 on Japanese shipping, many of which took place 

 in regions of the Pacific near Bikini, 



