Identify this structure
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FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Is it on Kwajalein?
Wildcat
Major
Bomb craters?
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syscom3
Pacific Historian
Ok, its in the Central Pacific and the structure is made of concrete.
And the answer is germane to this web site and of interest to most of you.
And that is a bomb crater next to the structure.
Clue - look at the scale at the bottom left and compare it to the bomb crater.
And the answer is germane to this web site and of interest to most of you.
And that is a bomb crater next to the structure.
Clue - look at the scale at the bottom left and compare it to the bomb crater.
Looks like a radar dish similar to the one in the James Bond movie in Cuba (I think it was Goldeneye).
pbfoot
1st Lieutenant
bikini
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syscom3
Pacific Historian
pbfoot is the closest guess yet for location.
Another clue. The shape of the structure is bowl shaped.
Another clue. The shape of the structure is bowl shaped.
Hmmm, dont know got me...
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syscom3
Pacific Historian
Ok, some more information.
1) It is in the Marshall Islands
2) It has to do with explosions of the largest kind
3) It is a concrete dome shaped structure
1) It is in the Marshall Islands
2) It has to do with explosions of the largest kind
3) It is a concrete dome shaped structure
Is that where they tested nuclear explosions..... Huh
Wildcat
Major
Bunker for A bomb tests?
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syscom3
Pacific Historian
Wildcat said:
Good guess but no. Although it had to do with the nuclear program.
Lets see if you can figure out the atoll.
Wildcat
Major
Enewetok Atoll, and its a huge crater filled with radioactive soil and material and then sealed with a concrete "cap".
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syscom3
Pacific Historian
Wildcat said:
Yes!!!!!
Wildcat gets a thumbs up.
I will post some more info on this later today.
evangilder
"Shooter"
It's actually on Runit Island. Wildcat beat me to it. The crater with the concrete cap was the Cactus test crater, which was one test in the Hardtack I series.
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syscom3
Pacific Historian
Evans is correct.
I'm still investigating what bomb test gouged out the crater in the reef.
I'm still investigating what bomb test gouged out the crater in the reef.
evangilder
"Shooter"
I initially thout it was from another test. It looks like it was from Ivy King, the largest non-hydrogen explosion. It was 500 kilotons. Still looking, but Ivy King was 2000 feet north of Runit, so that is most likely it.
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syscom3
Pacific Historian
evangilder said:
I dont believe it was Ivy King. 2000 ft away is far from the island.
evangilder
"Shooter"
2000 feet is less than half a mile. Looks about right judging by the picture.
evangilder
"Shooter"
It may be LaCrosse after all. I was looking into that one earlier and just read this:
Test: Lacrosse
Time: 18:25 4 May 1956 (GMT)
06:25 5 May 1956 (local)
Location: Platform on reef off Runit (Yvonne) Island, Enewetak Atoll
Test Height and Type: 8 feet above platform, 17 feet above reef, surface burst
Yield: 40 kt
LASL test of an externally initiated boosted primary in a thermonuclear system mockup for the TX-39 (a redesign of the Mk-15). The overall device was 34.5 inches in diameter and 100 inches long, weight was 8386 lb., the primary system was 583 lb. Predicted yield was 25-50 kt. This primary was similar to the all oralloy device safety tested in Project 56 #1. This primary was used in the Redwing Apache thermonuclear shot, and was similar to the device later fired in Plumbbob Priscilla.
Crater dimensions were 400 feet wide, 55 feet deep.
Test: Lacrosse
Time: 18:25 4 May 1956 (GMT)
06:25 5 May 1956 (local)
Location: Platform on reef off Runit (Yvonne) Island, Enewetak Atoll
Test Height and Type: 8 feet above platform, 17 feet above reef, surface burst
Yield: 40 kt
LASL test of an externally initiated boosted primary in a thermonuclear system mockup for the TX-39 (a redesign of the Mk-15). The overall device was 34.5 inches in diameter and 100 inches long, weight was 8386 lb., the primary system was 583 lb. Predicted yield was 25-50 kt. This primary was similar to the all oralloy device safety tested in Project 56 #1. This primary was used in the Redwing Apache thermonuclear shot, and was similar to the device later fired in Plumbbob Priscilla.
Crater dimensions were 400 feet wide, 55 feet deep.
