USS New York
During WWII, the USS New York became a convoy escort, seeing combat for Operation Torch. Then, she went to the Pacific and got repaired at Pearl Harbor. From there, she went for nuclear testing, surviving her two explosions. Experts studied her for years and sunk her in 1948.
USS New York
USS Nevada
The USS Nevada served in World War II but was then too old for active fleet status. The Navy sent her to Bikini Atoll for atomic tests, where it was hit, becoming badly damaged and radioactive. Finally, she was decommissioned and sunk in July of 1948.
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USS Nevada
