I had trouble believing that the photo (of the Baker test) was taken 10 seconds after detonation, but checking video footage does confirm this. Saratoga was relatively far away from the Able air detonation, but the Baker underwater explosion sure did the damage.
Still, a sturdy vessel if it takes 2 nuclear explosions to convince her to sink, hesitantly.
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