Able

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atomic bomb test nuclear test

Able was the codename for the first of the Operation Crossroads nuclear tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll in 1946.

Aliases (1)

Able from the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet ×1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	atomic bomb test → nuclear test →
associatedWith	Bikini Atoll inhabitants relocation →
bombingPlatform	B-29 Superfortress bomber →
codename	Able →
codenameSeries	Able-Baker series of tests →
country	United States →
date	1946-07-01 →
detonationHeight	about 520 feet above sea level →
detonationMode	airburst →
deviceDesign	Fat Man–type design →
deviceType	plutonium implosion bomb →
era	early Cold War → post–World War II period →
followedBy	Baker →
governingAuthorityAtTime	United States Joint Task Force One →
location	Bikini Atoll → Marshall Islands →
militaryOperationRole	weapons effects test on naval forces →
namedAfter	Able from the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet →
notableFeature	first nuclear test at Bikini Atoll → first of the Operation Crossroads series →
numberOfTargetShips	over 90 ships →
operationSponsor	Manhattan Engineer District → United States Army → United States Navy →
partOf	Operation Crossroads →
precededBy	Trinity test →
purpose	to study the effects of nuclear weapons on naval ships and equipment →
radiologicalConsequence	radioactive contamination of target ships →
result	less ship damage than predicted due to bombing inaccuracy →
sequenceInSeries	first test of Operation Crossroads →
targetType	anchored target fleet of naval vessels →
testEnvironment	lagoon of Bikini Atoll →
testNumberInUSProgram	one of the earliest US postwar nuclear tests →
testSeries	Operation Crossroads →
testSite	Pacific Proving Grounds →
testType	atmospheric nuclear test →
year	1946 →
yield	approximately 23 kilotons of TNT →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Able →	codename
Operation Crossroads →	firstTestName
Able ("Able from the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet") →	namedAfter
Baker →	precededBy