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Three Planes and a Boat to Ground Zero: Diving Bikini Atoll's Nuclear Target Fleet | California Diver Magazine
Atomic Aerials - This ship was built in 1943, is made entirely out of concrete, participated in both atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll during Operation Crossroads, and is still afloat as
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USS Independence was blown up alongside 77 other ships as part of atomic tests at Bikini Atoll | Daily Mail Online
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USS Independence was blown up alongside 77 other ships as part of atomic tests at Bikini Atoll | Daily Mail Online
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