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The test device was suspended by a {{convert|2000|ft) cable under a barge. A six-mile tow line connected a fleet tug, the USS Tawasa, and the shot barge itself. Suspended from the tow lines of other tugs were three miniature unmanned submarines named "Squaws", each packed with cameras and telemetry instruments. The time of detonation was 1300 hrs Pacific Time. The test was carried out without incident, and radiation effects were negligible. The device yielded 30 kilotons. Only three personnel received doses of over 0.5 rems.

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  • Operation Wigwam
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  • The test device was suspended by a {{convert|2000|ft) cable under a barge. A six-mile tow line connected a fleet tug, the USS Tawasa, and the shot barge itself. Suspended from the tow lines of other tugs were three miniature unmanned submarines named "Squaws", each packed with cameras and telemetry instruments. The time of detonation was 1300 hrs Pacific Time. The test was carried out without incident, and radiation effects were negligible. The device yielded 30 kilotons. Only three personnel received doses of over 0.5 rems.
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Date
  • 1955-05-14(xsd:date)
Picture
  • Wigwam.jpg
Country
  • United States
Name
  • Nuclear Test Film - Operation Wigwam
  • Operation Wigwam
previous test
  • Operation Teapot
test site
  • southwest of San Diego
test type
  • Underwater
next test
ID
  • gov.doe.0800018
device type
  • Fission
abstract
  • The test device was suspended by a {{convert|2000|ft) cable under a barge. A six-mile tow line connected a fleet tug, the USS Tawasa, and the shot barge itself. Suspended from the tow lines of other tugs were three miniature unmanned submarines named "Squaws", each packed with cameras and telemetry instruments. The time of detonation was 1300 hrs Pacific Time. The test was carried out without incident, and radiation effects were negligible. The device yielded 30 kilotons. Only three personnel received doses of over 0.5 rems. The equipment intended for direct measurement of the explosion-generated underwater bubble was not operational at the time of the shot, but based on other measurements, the bubble's maximum radius was calculated as , and its pulsation period approximately 2.83 seconds. (See Scientific Director's Report)
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