Atomic Aerials - This ship was built in 1943, is made entirely out of concrete, participated in both atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll during Operation Crossroads, and is still afloat as
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USS Independence was blown up alongside 77 other ships as part of atomic tests at Bikini Atoll | Daily Mail Online
![USS Independence was blown up alongside 77 other ships as part of atomic tests at Bikini Atoll | Daily Mail Online USS Independence was blown up alongside 77 other ships as part of atomic tests at Bikini Atoll | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/04/29/19/33A9061C00000578-0-image-a-17_1461953032448.jpg)
USS Independence was blown up alongside 77 other ships as part of atomic tests at Bikini Atoll | Daily Mail Online
![The original Bikini Atoll target: the fleet of more than 70 warships at anchor in the lagoon..., Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. MEV-10652687 | agefotostock The original Bikini Atoll target: the fleet of more than 70 warships at anchor in the lagoon..., Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. MEV-10652687 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/c7955bc8195f84d32548bb7e883b0bbd/mev-10652687.jpg)