| Caption | Trials Cruiser HMS Cumberland off Malta in pre-wetting experiments designed to keep radioactive fallout particles from adhering to a ship’s surfaces, Sep 1955. ww2dbase | ||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||
| Source | ww2dbaseImperial War Museum | ||||
| Identification Code | A 33350 | ||||
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| Photo Size | 1,200 x 771 pixels | ||||
| Photos at Same Place | Mediterranean Sea | ||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||
| Licensing | According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain. Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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26 Aug 2020 09:15:13 PM
The Imperial War Museum notes: “British guinea pig ship's atomic test. September 1955, aerial photographs off Malta. The trials cruiser HMS Cumberland during anti-atomic tests in the Mediterranean. A small quantity of radioactive liquid representing atomic bomb fall-out was sprayed on to the ship's structure to test the efficiency of the washdown system. This system involves the continual washing of all weather surfaces of the ship during and after exposure.”