Charlie

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Charlie was the third nuclear test in the U.S. Operation Crossroads series, planned as an underwater detonation to study the effects of nuclear weapons on naval vessels.


Statements (30)
Predicate Object
instanceOf nuclear weapons test
planned military operation
associatedWith Bikini Atoll nuclear tests
United States nuclear testing program
country United States
era early Cold War
post–World War II period
followedBy none
location Bikini Atoll
Marshall Islands NERFINISHED
namedAfter third letter of the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet
operator United States Army
United States Department of Defense
United States Navy
partOf Operation Crossroads
plannedDetonationType underwater nuclear detonation
plannedMedium underwater
plannedTarget naval vessels
target ship array
plannedYieldCategory kiloton-range nuclear device
precededBy Baker (Operation Crossroads)
purpose to evaluate damage to ships from underwater nuclear explosions
to study the effects of nuclear weapons on naval vessels
reasonForCancellation radiological contamination from Baker test
status cancelled
subjectOf studies on nuclear weapons effects on naval warfare
testEnvironment marine environment
testNumberInSeries 3
testSeries Operation Crossroads
testSeriesPurpose to study the effects of nuclear weapons on warships and military equipment

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Charles
hasDiminutive
Operation Crossroads
thirdTestName

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