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TEST ABLE AFTERMATH: NEVADA AND DAW- 

 SON. ABOVE. The scorched port quarter of the 

 "Nevada," blackened from waterline to top deck, 

 is evidence of the consuming heat to which the ship 

 was subjected. Note the crazy angle assumed by 

 "Nevada's" airplane crane as a result of the com- 

 bined heat and shock wave. The big battlewagon's 

 superstructure has been heavily damaged, as in- 

 dicated by the torn smokestack and bent antenna 

 masts. Visible on her deck is an amphibian truck 

 or "duck," developed during the war by the Of- 

 fice of Scientific Research and Development, the 

 same agency, which, until the formation of the 

 Manhattan Engineer District on August 13, 1943, 



directed the meteoric progress of the atomic bomb 

 project. The "Nevada" was no stranger to attacks. 

 The 30-year old battleship was a target for Jap- 

 anese bombs and torpedoes at Pearl Harbor, sub- 

 sequently took part in 52 bombardment missions 

 in the Atlantic and Pacific. OPPOSITE. APA-79 

 "Dawson" was not very severely hurt by the Test 

 Able explosion, although some damage was suf- 

 fered, as shown. Her outer stack casing shows a 

 considerable dent, and her radar mast has been 

 pried from its support. On the top of the house, 

 extreme right of the ship, was placed a sup- 

 port for gages used for measuring shock wave 

 pressure. 



