17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Missing Anchor Chain USS Saratoga at Bikini Atoll
USS Saratoga Hawsepipe The USS Saratoga, (CV-3) a Lexington-class aircraft carrier that was sunk during the United States’ Operation Crossroads (atomic bomb tests in Bikini Atoll) in July 1946. After being under water for almost 60 years the anchor chain broke free from the carrier.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 11.2017 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2019 |
Photo Location: | Marshall Islands |
Copyright: | © Stephen Soyka |