USS Wharton (AP-7) - Bikini Atoll A-Bomb Testing

Bikini Atoll A-Bomb Testing

In the spring of 1946, Wharton participated in "Operation Crossroads" — transporting observers to Bikini Atoll for the atomic bomb tests which were to be conducted there in July. She remained there until the completion of her duties on 27 August. She made one round-trip cruise from San Francisco to Guam and one from San Francisco to the Far East, adding Yokohama and Sasebo, Japan; and Shanghai, China; to her list of ports of call.