Crossroads Baker atomic test, photograph taken from a US Navy PBM Mariner aircraft less than one second after the detonation, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 25 Jul 1946; identifiable ships, from left to right: Pensacola, Saratoga, Pennsylvania, Nagato, New York, and Salt Lake City

Caption     Crossroads Baker atomic test, photograph taken from a US Navy PBM Mariner aircraft less than one second after the detonation, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 25 Jul 1946; identifiable ships, from left to right: Pensacola, Saratoga, Pennsylvania, Nagato, New York, and Salt Lake City ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   NH 96250
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Nagato   Main article  Photos  
Pennsylvania   Main article  Photos  
Pensacola   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Saratoga   Main article  Photos  
Salt Lake City   Main article  Photos  Maps  
New York   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 1,729 x 1,298 pixels
Photos on Same Day 25 Jul 1946
Photos at Same Place Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010:
Official government photographs and documents are in the public domain and may be scanned and reproduced in print or online. They may be cropped or resized, but their content may not be altered.
Additionally, according to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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Lat/Long 11.5900, 165.5200
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