Fall River arrived at Norfolk, Virginia out of which she sailed in experimental development operations until 31 January 1946. The cruiser was assigned to JTF 1, organized to conduct Operation Crossroads, nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands in the summer of 1946. To prepare for this duty, Fall River sailed to San Pedro, California, where from 16 February to 6 March she was altered to provide flagship accommodations. Arriving at Pearl Harbor on 17 March, she embarked Rear Admiral Frank G. Fahrion, commander of the target vessel's group for the tests, and with him sailed in the Marshalls between 21 May and 14 September. After West Coast training, Fall River served a tour of duty in the Far East as flagship of Cruiser Division 1 from 12 January 1947 to 17 June 1947. She returned to Puget Sound Navy Yard, where she was placed out of commission in reserve 31 October 1947. The tip of her bow is now on display at Battleship Cove. See also Battleship Cove (MBTA station) List of battleships of the United States Navy List of maritime museums in the United States List of museum ships U.S. Navy museums (and other battleship museums) References External links Battleship Cove Naval Museum homepage PT-617—Photos of the Elco PT boat PT-617 PT-796—Photos of the Higgins PT boat PT-796 USS Joseph P. Kennedy—Photos on board the destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. DD-780 USS Lionfish—Photos on board the submarine USS Lionfish SS-298 in Fall River, MA Hiddensee—Photos on board the Soviet missile corvette Hiddensee at the Battleship Cove Naval Museum in Fall River, MA USS Massachusetts—Photos on board the battleship USS Massachusetts BB-59 in Fall River, MA Buildings and structures in Fall River, Massachusetts History of Bristol County, Massachusetts Maritime museums in Massachusetts Museums in Bristol County, Massachusetts Naval museums in the United States Tourist attractions in Fall River, Massachusetts World War II museums in the United States