From that day to the end of her Navy service , '' Magoffin '' has operated , with the exception of the years 1959 , 1960 , 1963 , and 1966 , in the western Pacific for at least 6 months out of each year . Two of the more historically eventful years during this period were 1958 and 1964 . In the spring of 1958 , the transport participated in Operation Hardtack I , the 1958 series of nuclear tests at Eniwetok Atoll
Operation Hardtack I
Operation Hardtack I
USS Magoffin (APA-199)