File:USS Saratoga (CV-3) sinking in Bikini Atoll lagoon, 25 July 1946 (520999).jpg

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Description The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) sinking in Bikini Atoll lagoon after bomb damage sustained during the "Baker" atomic test of Operation Crossroads, at 15:40h, 25 July 1946. The battleship USS New York (BB-34) is visible on the right, two Sims-class destroyers on the left.
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Author U.S. Navy photo 80-G-627506
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20:37, 3 April 2009Thumbnail for version as of 20:37, 3 April 2009579 × 426 (94 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== Summary == {{Information |Description=The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS ''Saratoga'' (CV-3) sinking at Bikini Lagoon after bomb damage sustained during the "Baker" atomic test of Operation Crossroads, at 15:40h, 25 July 1946. |Source=U.S. National Arc

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