The yard was also used after the war when ships from Operation Crossroads were decontaminated.
In mid-1946, the ship was a target for nuclear weapon tests during Operation Crossroads.
Independence was later used for testing during Operation Crossroads.
A series of nuclear tests was planned, codenamed Operation Crossroads.
At the next test series, Operation Crossroads in 1946, over 40,000 people were present.
Pressure to cancel Operation Crossroads came from scientists and diplomats.
Parsons' portrait is among a series of paintings related to Operation Crossroads.
Following the war, he was assigned to work on Operation Crossroads.
She served as a unit of the target group for "Operation Crossroads".
By then, public interest in Operation Crossroads was waning, and the reporters had gone home.