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Operation Sailor Hat on Kahoolawe

Information about the series of bomb explosions on Kahoolawe Island known as Operation Sailor Hat.

In 1965, the infamous "Sailor Hat" tests were conducted on the island: Three tests of 500 tons of TNT were detonated to simulate the blast effects of nuclear weapons on shipboard weapon systems, according to an after action report completed in 2004.

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