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In the foreground is the capsized minelayler USS Oglala (CM-4), with the light cruiser USS Helena (CL-50) further down the pier, at left. Beyond Helena is Drydock No.1, with USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) and the burning destroyers USS Cassin (DD-372) and USS Downes (DD-375).
USS Oglala (ID-1255/CM-4/ARG-1) was a minelayer in the United States Navy. Commissioned as Massachusetts , she was renamed Shawmut a month later, and in 1928, was renamed after the Oglala , a sub-tribe of the Lakota , residing in the Black Hills of South Dakota .
The resulting explosion released the equivalent energy of 21 ± 2 kt (87.9 ± 8.4 TJ). [139] Big Stink spotted the explosion from 160 kilometers (100 mi) away, and flew over to observe. [209] The bomb destroyed the Roman Catholic Urakami Tenshudo Church. Bockscar flew on to Okinawa, arriving with only sufficient fuel for a single approach ...
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The photo was taken with a Perfex 33 with a 35mm lens, using a shutter speed of 1/100 at f4 and Anscochrome color movie stock film. [ citation needed ] Aeby was not an official observer at the test site, but was invited along to take informal photos of the work, which he had commonly done since he arrived at Los Alamos.
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An explosion of oil tankers at the Islam-Qala customs post that damaged or destroyed more than 500 oil tankers. [138] [139] [140] 13 February 2021 Afghanistan: Balkh Province: 30 Unknown An explosion occurred at a Taliban bomb-making class. Thirty militants (including six foreigners) were killed, and an unknown number were injured. [141]