Keywords: USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) sinking off Kwajalein03 1948.jpg The U S Navy battleship USS Pennsylvania BB-38 being scuttled off Kwajalein after being subjected to both Crossroads atomic tests She was towed to Kwajalein after the explosions and studied there Due to the large amount of radiation on board she was towed to sea and scuttled at the conclusion of the radiation studies http //www navy mil/ah_online/department_arch html U S Navy All Hands magazine http //www navy mil/ah_online/archpdf/ah194804 pdf April 1948 p 11 1948-02-10 U S Navy All photographs published in ALL HANDS are official U S Navy photographs unless otherwise designated PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Pennsylvania BB-38 Sinking ships |