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On 10 August 1967, the Navy intentionally scuttled ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, (a World War II Liberty ship) near the Aleutian Islands. The hulk, loaded with 2000 tons of obsolete explosives, was set to explode at a depth of 4000 feet simulating a low-yield underwater nuclear explosion. Failing to sink...

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Main Authors: Daugherty, Jr., F. M., Cheeseman, Joseph A., Carroll, Jerry C.
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1968
Subjects:
Naval Surface Warfare
*NAVAL OPERATIONS
*SALVAGE
SONAR
BOMBING
MAGNETOMETERS
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY
HYDROSTATIC FUZES
DEMOLITION CHARGES
SHIP HULLS
UNDERWATER OBJECT LOCATORS
Adak
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0830742
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0830742

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