Historical Events tagged with "target practice"
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Military & Warfare
USS Nevada Sunk After Atomic Bomb Tests
July 31st, 1948 76 years ago
The USS Nevada was sunk by an aerial torpedo after enduring two atomic bomb tests and being used for target practice by naval vessels. This event marked the culmination of its service following significant wartime contributions. The torpedo strike represented a final act of testing naval resilience against modern warfare technologies.
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