List of ships involved in Operation Crossroads
The Joint Task Force One , which, under the command of Vice Admiral William HP Blandy , was tasked with carrying out the nuclear weapons tests as part of Operation Crossroads , consisted of a total of 249 ships, including the 100-ship target ship fleet.
| Surname | function | comment |
|---|---|---|
| Joint Task Group Flagship | ||
| USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7) | Joint Task Force One flagship | |
| Task Group 1.1 (Technical Group) | ||
| Task Unit 1.1.1 (laboratory group) | ||
| USS Albemarle (AV-5) | Flagship, assembly of nuclear weapons | |
| LCT -1359 | ||
| LSM -60 | Suspension of the bomb of the Baker test | completely destroyed in the Baker test |
| Task Unit 1.1.2 (Metrology Group) | ||
| USS Avery Island (AG-76) | ||
| USS Burleson (APA-67) | ||
| USS Cumberland Sound (AV-17) | Assembly of nuclear weapons | |
| USS Haven (AH-12) | ||
| USS Kenneth Whiting (AV-14) | ||
| USS Wharton (AP-7) | ||
| Task Unit 1.1.3 (drone boat group) | ||
| USS Begor (APD-127) | ||
| Task Group 1.2 (target ship group) | ||
| USS Fall River (CA-131) | flagship | no target ship |
| Task Unit 1.2.1 (battleships and cruisers) | ||
| Battleship Division 7 | ||
| USS Arkansas (BB-33) | flagship | decreased after Baker test |
| Nagato | captured Japanese battleship, sunk after the Baker test | |
| USS New York (BB-34) | ||
| Battleship Division 9 | ||
| USS Nevada (BB-36) | ||
| USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) | flagship | |
| Cruiser Division 23 | ||
| USS Pensacola (CA-24) | ||
| Prinz Eugen | Captured German heavy cruiser, sunk five months after the Baker test | |
| Sakawa | captured Japanese light cruiser, sunk after the Able test | |
| USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) | flagship | |
| Task Unit 1.2.2 (aircraft carrier) | ||
| USS Independence (CVL-22) | ||
| USS Saratoga (CV-3) | decreased after Baker test | |
| Task Unit 1.2.3 (destroyer) | ||
| USS Anderson (DD-411) | decreased after Able test | |
| USS Hughes (DD-410) | flagship | |
| USS Lamson (DD-367) | decreased after Able test | |
| USS Rhind (DD-404) | ||
| USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) | ||
| USS Stack (DD-406) | ||
| USS Wainwright (DD-419) | flagship | |
| USS Wilson (DD-408) | ||
| USS Conyngham (DD-371) | ||
| USS Flusser (DD-368) | no target ship | |
| USS Mugford (DD-389) | ||
| USS Mustin (DD-413) | ||
| USS Mayrant (DD-402) | ||
| USS Trippe (DD-403) | ||
| Task Unit 1.2.4 (submarines) | ||
| USS Searaven (SS-196) | ||
| USS Skate (SS-305) | ||
| USS Skipjack (SS-184) | decreased after Baker test | |
| USS Tuna (SS-203) | ||
| USS Apogon (SS-308) | decreased after Baker test | |
| USS Dentuda (SS-335) | ||
| USS Parche (SS-384) | ||
| USS Pilotfish (SS-386) | decreased after Baker test | |
| Task Unit 1.2.5 (Landing Vehicles) | ||
| USS LST-52 | ||
| USS LST-125 | ||
| USS LST-133 | ||
| USS LST-220 | ||
| USS LST-545 | ||
| USS LST-661 | ||
| LCI-327 | ||
| LCI-329 | ||
| LCI-332 | ||
| LCI-620 | ||
| LCI (L) -549 | ||
| LCI (L) -615 | ||
| LCT-816 | ||
| LCT-818 | ||
| LCT-874 | ||
| LCT-1078 | ||
| LCT-1112 | ||
| LCT-1113 | ||
| LCT-1114 | ||
| LCT-1115 | ||
| LCT-1116 | no target ship | |
| LCT-1130 | no target ship | |
| LCT-1132 | no target ship | |
| LCT-1155 | no target ship | |
| LCT-412 | only for the Baker test | |
| LCT-414 | ||
| LCT-705 | ||
| LCT-812 | ||
| LCT-1013 | ||
| LCT-1175 | ||
| LCT-1187 | ||
| LCT-1237 | ||
| LCT-1268 | no target ship | |
| LCT-1341 | no target ship | |
| LCT-1377 | no target ship | |
| LCT-1415 | no target ship | |
| ARDC-13 | decreased after Baker test | |
| YO-160 | decreased after Baker test | |
| YOG-83 | ||
| Task Unit 1.2.6 (cargo ships) | ||
| USS Gilliam (APA-57) | decreased after Able test | |
| USS Banner (APA-60) | ||
| USS Barrow (APA-61) | ||
| USS Bladen (APA-63) | ||
| USS Bracken (APA-64) | ||
| USS Briscoe (APA-65) | ||
| USS Brule (APA-66) | ||
| USS Butte (APA-68) | ||
| USS Carlisle (APA-69) | decreased after Able test | |
| USS Carteret (APA-70) | ||
| USS Catron (APA-71) | ||
| USS Cortland (APA-75) | ||
| USS Crittenden (APA-77) | ||
| USS Dawson (APA-79) | ||
| USS Fallon (APA-81) | ||
| USS Fillmore (APA-83) | ||
| USS Gasconade (APA-85) | ||
| USS Geneva (APA-86) | ||
| USS Niagara (APA-87) | ||
| USS Appling (APA-58) | no target ship | |
| USS Artemis (AKA-21) | no target ship | |
| Task Unit 1.2.7 (rescue group) | ||
| ATR-40 | no target ship | |
| ATR-87 | no target ship | |
| ATA-180 | no target ship | |
| ATA-185 | no target ship | |
| ATA-192 | no target ship | |
| USS Achomawi (ATF-148) | no target ship | |
| USS Chickasaw (ATF-83) | no target ship | |
| USS Clamp (ARS-33) | no target ship | |
| USS Conserver (ARS-39) | no target ship | |
| USS Coucal (ASR-8) | no target ship | |
| USS Current (ARS-22) | no target ship | |
| USS Deliver (ARS-23) | no target ship | |
| USS Etlah (AN-79) | no target ship | |
| USS Gypsy (ARSD-1) | no target ship | |
| LCT-581 | no target ship | |
| LCT-746 | no target ship | |
| LCT-1184 | no target ship | |
| LCT-1420 | no target ship | |
| USS Mender (ARSD-2) | no target ship | |
| USS Oneota (AN-85) | no target ship | |
| USS Palmyra (ARST (T) -3) | no target ship | |
| USS Preserver (ARS-8) | no target ship | |
| USS Reclaimer (ARS-42) | no target ship | |
| USS Shakamaxon (AN-88) | no target ship | |
| USS Suncock (AN-80) | no target ship | |
| USS Widgeon (ASR-1) | no target ship | |
| Task Unit 1.2.12 (decontamination group, Kwajalein Atoll) | ||
| USS Conserver (ARS-39) | no target ship | |
| USS Current (ARS-22) | no target ship | |
| USS Geneva (APA-86) | no target ship | |
| USS Haven (AH-12) | no target ship | |
| APL-27 | no target ship | |
| LCI-329 | no target ship | |
| LCI (L) -549 | no target ship | |
| LCI (L) -615 | no target ship | |
| YF-753 | no target ship | |
| Task Group 1.3 (transport group) | ||
| Task Unit 1.3.1 (transport group) | ||
| USS Bayfield (APA-33) | ||
| USS Bexar (APA-227) | ||
| USS Bottineau (APA-235) | ||
| USS George Clymer (APA-27) | ||
| USS Henrico (APA-45) | ||
| USS LST-817 | ||
| USS LST-881 | ||
| USS Ottawa (AKA-101) | ||
| USS Rockingham (APA-229) | ||
| USS Rockwall (APA-230) | ||
| USS Rolette (AKA-99) | ||
| USS Saint Croix (APA-231) | ||
| Task Unit 1.3.2 (press) | ||
| USS Appalachian (AGC-1) | ||
| Task Unit 1.3.3 (observer) | ||
| USS Blue Ridge (AGC-2) | ||
| USS Panamint (AGC-13) | ||
| Task Group 1.6 (Navy Air Group) | ||
| Task Unit 1.6.1 (aircraft drones) | ||
| Task element 1.6.11 | ||
| USS Shangri-La (CV-38) | ||
| Task element 1.6.12 | ||
| USS Charles P. Cecil (DD-835) | ||
| USS Furse (DD-882) | ||
| USS Newman K. Perry (DD-883) | ||
| USS Turner (DD-834) | ||
| Task Unit 1.6.2 (photographic documentation) | ||
| USS Saidor (CVE-117) | ||
| Task Group 1.7 (destroyer patrols) | ||
| Task Unit 1.7.1 | ||
| Destroyer Division 71 | ||
| USS Barton (DD-722) (Flagship) | ||
| USS Laffey (DD-724) | ||
| USS Lowry (DD-770) | ||
| USS O'Brien (DD-725) | ||
| USS Walke (DD-723) | ||
| Destroyer Division 72 | ||
| USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) | ||
| USS Ingraham (DD-694) | ||
| USS Moale (DD-693) | ||
| USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781) | ||
| Task Group 1.8 (support group) | ||
| Task Unit 1.8.1 (Repair and Support Group) | ||
| USS Ajax (AR-6) | ||
| ARD-29 | ||
| ATA-124 | ||
| ATA-187 | ||
| USS Cebu (ARG-6) | ||
| USS Chikaskia (AO-54) | ||
| USS Chowanoc (ATF-100) | ||
| USS Coasters Harbor (AG-74) | ||
| USS Creon (ARL-11) | ||
| USS Dixie (AD-14) | flagship | |
| USS Enoree (AO-69) | ||
| USS Fulton (AS-11) | ||
| USS Hesperia (AKS-13) | ||
| USS Limestone (IX-158) | ||
| USS LST-388 | ||
| USS LST-861 | ||
| USS Munsee (ATF-107) | ||
| USS Phaon (ARB-3) | ||
| USS Pollux (AKS-4) | ||
| USS Quartz (IX-150) | Concrete ship , still used as a breakwater in 2015 with nine other concrete ships. position | |
| USS Severn (AO-61) | ||
| USS Sioux (ATF-75) | ||
| USS Sphinx (ARL-24) | ||
| USS Telamon (ARB-8) | ||
| USS Tombigbee (AOG-11) | ||
| USS Wenatchee (ATF-118) | ||
| USS Wildcat (AW-2) | ||
| YC-1009 | ||
| YF-385 | ||
| YF-733 | ||
| YF-734 | ||
| YF-735 | ||
| YF-752 | ||
| YF-753 | ||
| YF-754 | ||
| YF-990 | ||
| YF-991 | ||
| YF-992 | ||
| YO-132 | ||
| YO-199 | ||
| YOG-63 | ||
| YOG-70 | ||
| YW-92 | ||
| Task Unit 1.8.3 (courier and connection group) | ||
| USS Gunston Hall (LSD-5) | ||
| LCI (L) -977 | ||
| LCI (L) -1062 | ||
| LCI (L) -1067 | ||
| LCI (L) -1091 | ||
| LCT-1361 | ||
| LCT-1461 | ||
| PGM-23 | ||
| PGM-24 | ||
| PGM-25 | ||
| PGM-29 | ||
| PGM-31 | ||
| PGM-32 | ||
| USS Presque Isle (APB-44) | ||
| USS San Marcos (LSD-25) | ||
| Task Unit 1.8.4 (Medical Group) | ||
| USS Benevolence (AH-13) | ||
| USS Bountiful (AH-9) | ||
| Task Unit 1.8.5 (monitoring group) | ||
| USS Bowditch (AGS-4) | ||
| USS James M. Gillis (AGS-13) | ||
| USS John Blish (AGS-10) | ||
| YMS-354 | ||
| YMS-358 | ||
| YMS-413 | ||
| YP-636 | ||
| Task Unit 1.8.7 (evacuation group) | ||
| USS LST-871 | ||
| USS LST-989 | ||
Individual evidence
- ↑ Naval Historical Center: Operation Crossroads: Composition of Joint Task Force One , September 29, 1998. Retrieved January 16, 2011
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Naval Historical Center: Operation Crossroads: Target Ships Sunk During Test Baker, July 25, 1946 , accessed: January 16, 2011
- ↑ a b c d e Naval Historical Center: Operation Crossroads: Target Ships Sunk During Test Able, July 1, 1946 , accessed: January 16, 2011
- ↑ Lost Places - Ships made of concrete (20:14)