USS Prinz Eugen as part of the Crossroads Test Fleet in Bikini Lagoon

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USS Prinz Eugen as part of the Crossroads Test Fleet in Bikini Lagoon

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The USS Prinz Eugen was formerly a ship of the German navy and was awarded to the United States as a war prize after World War Two. It was then used in the test fleet during the Able Day and Baker Day atomic tests, surviving both blasts.
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An atomic bomb and nuclear facilities images from the late 1940s and later.

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1922 - 1957
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The U.S. National Archives
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