Operation Sandstone
Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands in 1948
Shot X-Ray, Shot Yoke, Shot Zebra
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Operation Sandstone was a series of nuclear weapon tests in 1948. It was the third series of American tests following Operation Trinity in 1945 and Operation Crossroads in 1946, and preceding Operation Ranger. Like the Crossroads tests, the Sandstone tests were carried out at the Pacific Proving Grounds, although at Enewetak Atoll rather than Bikini Atoll. They differed from Crossroads tests in that they were conducted by the Atomic Energy Commission, with the armed forces having only a supporting role.
The purpose of the Sandstone tests was also different: they were primarily tests of new bomb designs rather than of the effects of nuclear weapons. Three tests were carried out in April and May of 1948 by Joint Task Force 7, with a work force of 10,366 personnel, of whom 9,890 were military.
Dates: Apr 13 - May 20, 1948
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List of Participants
| SHOT | DATE | SITE | US SHIP PARTICIPATION |
| X-ray | 4/15/1948 | Enewetak | Albemarle, Arequipa, Askari, AVR C-26638, AVR C-26653, Bairoko, Comstock, Boat Pool, Currier, Curtiss, Gardiners Bay, Sonobuoy Monitor Unit, Henry W. Tucker, LCI(L)-1090, LSM-250, LSM-378, LST-45, LST-219, Marsh, Mount McKinley, Pasig, Pickaway, Raby, Rogers, Spangler, Warrick, Medium Seaplane Patrol Squadron 6, George, Perkins, Davison, Gull, LCI(L)-549, LCI(L)-1054, LCT-472, LCT-494, LCT-1194, LCT-1345, LST-611, Mispillion, Pelican, Quick, Swallow, Yancey, YOG-64, YW-94, VX-4, FASRON-119 |
| Yoke | 5/1/1948 | Enewetak | Albemarle, Arequipa, Askari, AVR C-26638, AVR C-26653, Bairoko, Comstock, Boat Pool, Currier, Curtiss, Gardiners Bay, Sonobuoy Monitor Unit, Henry W. Tucker, LCI(L)-1090, LSM-250, LSM-378, LST-45, LST-219, Marsh, Mount McKinley, Pasig, Pickaway, Raby, Rogers, Spangler, Warrick, Medium Seaplane Patrol Squadron 6, George, Perkins, Davison, Gull, LCI(L)-549, LCI(L)-1054, LCT-472, LCT-494, LCT-1194, LCT-1345, LST-611, Mispillion, Pelican, Quick, Swallow, Yancey, YOG-64, YW-94, VX-4, FASRON-119 |
| Zebra | 5/15/1948 | Enewetak | Albemarle, Arequipa, Askari, AVR C-26638, AVR C-26653, Bairoko, Comstock, Boat Pool, Currier, Curtiss, Gardiners Bay, Sonobuoy Monitor Unit, Henry W. Tucker, LCI(L)-1090, LSM-250, LSM-378, LST-45, LST-219, Marsh, Mount McKinley, Pasig, Pickaway, Raby, Rogers, Spangler, Warrick, Medium Seaplane Patrol Squadron 6, George, Perkins, Davison, Gull, LCI(L)-549, LCI(L)-1054, LCT-472, LCT-494, LCT-1194, LCT-1345, LST-611, Mispillion, Pelican, Quick, Swallow, Yancey, YOG-64, YW-94, VX-4, FASRON-119 |
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If you believe you were exposed to the effects of Operation Sandstone and have been diagnosed with cancer, please call the National Cancer Benefits Center at (800) 414-4328 or use our online form to request more information.
