The array of target ships in Bikini lagoon for the <i>Able</i> shot of Operation Crossroads.  The five red X's mark the five ships that sank.  The tables (left) contain the key to ship numbers.  The circle, with a radius of 1,000 yards from the point of detonation, outlines the area of serious ship damage. The intended bulls-eye for the bomb was ship #32, the battleship <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:USS_Nevada_(BB-36)" class="extiw" title="w:en:USS Nevada (BB-36)"><i>Nevada</i></a>, which was painted red to aid the bombardier.  The bomb landed closer to ship #5, the attack transport <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:USS_Gilliam_(APA-57)" class="extiw" title="w:en:USS Gilliam (APA-57)"><i>Gilliam</i></a>.  All submarines were on the surface.
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2008-10-28
Own work by uploader.  Data in the map come from Delgado, James P., <i>et al., The Archeology of the Atomic Bomb</i>, National Park Service, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1991.  The <i>Able</i> map is on p 16, the <i>Baker</i> map on p 17, and ship damage and distances on pp 86-136. The full text of this reference is posted on the Internet.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1635/upload/NNPS_903_D160_-38840-pg0000.pdf">[1]</a>