uss nevada post-operation crossroads visible extensive damage.
nevada returned pearl harbor after brief stint of occupation duty in tokyo bay. nevada surveyed and, @ 32⅓ years old, deemed old kept in post-war fleet. result, assigned target ship in first bikini atomic experiments (operation crossroads) of july 1946. experiment consisted of detonating 2 atomic bombs test effectiveness against ships. nevada bombardier s target first test, codenamed able , used air-dropped weapon. distinguish target surrounding vessels, nevada painted reddish-orange. however, high-visibility color scheme, bomb fell 1,700 yd (1,600 m) off-target, exploding above attack transport gilliam instead. due in part miss, nevada survived. ship remained afloat after second test— baker , detonation 90 ft (27 m) below surface of water—but damaged , extremely radioactive spray. nevada later towed pearl harbor , decommissioned on 29 august 1946.
after thoroughly examined, iowa , 2 other vessels used nevada practice gunnery target on 31 july 1948. ships did not sink nevada, given coup de grâce aerial torpedo hit amidships.
replica models 1/15 scale uss nevada used overhead shots of battleship row movie tora! tora! tora!. model survives today in los angeles , appears @ local parades.
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