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Re: July 9, 1962 H-Bomb test off Hawaii

Just where was I ? I know that I was on the ship at the time but I never heard of any of this. Of course the life aboard the ship was 98% second deck or below for most of the engineers in the boiler rooms. Who did the test and why did it happen ?
Steve

Re: July 9, 1962 H-Bomb test off Hawaii

July 9, 1962 2300 Hrs. We were operating off the coast of Hawaii.

Re: July 9, 1962 H-Bomb test off Hawaii

youtube,,,H bombs in space,,, have a look

james