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A photo of the goddess of the canvas Rita Hayworth had been attached to the bomb. The nuclear warhead that the Boeing B-29 “Superfortress” carried in its belly finally got the name of its best-known figure until then: Gilda from the movie of the same name. The weapon was dropped about 8,500 meters above the Bikini Atoll, and exploded 48 seconds later.
The primary target of the second nuclear test operation by the US Army in the summer of 1946 was the USS “Nevada”. The 178-meter-long battleship had been specially painted in orange and formed the center of a target fleet of nearly 100 ships. They were all deserted, and their destiny was to provide the army with clues as to what the consequences of a nuclear attack would be in practice. (Read more about the evidence and its consequences here.)
Detected at a depth of 4700 meters
That the “Nevada” would survive the attack was previously extremely unlikely. And yet, the ship did not sink, especially since the bomber crew had trouble targeting. Even when used for other military target-shooting exercises two years after Hawaii, the “Nevada” remained afloat for a long time. But after hitting an aerial torpedo, the ship sank. Its exact location at the bottom of the ocean was unknown. Until now.
The American Underwater Archeology Company Search and the Ocean Infinity Search Company now report that the “Nevada” shipwreck was located 65 nautical miles, approximately 120 kilometers southwest of Pearl Harbor at a depth of approximately 4700 meters.
The discovery was made with the ship “Pacific Constructor”. Before the crown pandemic, this had been on the way during various trade missions in the Pacific. Due to the crisis, it was decided to leave it at sea.
During this time, he dealt with the search for “Nevada”. Using an autonomous underwater robot, they searched a total of 260 square kilometers of ocean floor and finally tracked down the sunken ship, according to Ocean Infinity. The destruction in the fuselage of the last bombardment is clearly visible.
The battleship is an important symbol in the military history of the USA. USA It has been in use for 35 years. The “Nevada” went through the First World War well, but suffered serious damage in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. It was later involved in the Normandy invasion and the attack on Okinawa in the spring of 1945.
