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Baker Target Array


The array of target ships in Bikini lagoon for the Baker shot of Operation Crossroads. Half of the target ships were outside the area of this map. The ten red X's mark the ten ships that sank. The black circle, with a radius of 914 meters from the point of detonation, outlines the area of serious ship damage. The blue circle, 300 meters radius, marks the rim of the shallow underwater crater created by the blast, as well as the outer circumference of the hollow water column which enveloped the Arkansas. The submarines were submerged, the Pilotfish, ship #8, to a keel depth of 17 meters, and the Apogon, ship # 2, to a keel depth of 30 meters.

Ships sunk
# Name Type Meters from zero
50 LSM-60 Amphibious 0
3 Arkansas Battleship 155
8 Pilotfish Submarine 331
10 Saratoga A/C Carrier 411
12 YO-160 Yard Oiler 485
7 Nagato Battleship 704
41 Skipjack Submarine 731
2 Apogon Submarine 777
11 ARDC-13 Drydock 1,051
36 Prinz Eugen Cruiser 1,645