Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom the year. During Operation Hurricane, an atomic bomb was detonated on board the frigate anchored in a lagoon in the Monte Bello Islands in Western Australia on 3 October 1952. Britain thereby became the third country to develop and test nuclear weapons. This led to the development of the first deployed weapon, the Blue Danube free-fall bomb. It had a diameter, 32 explosive lens implosion system with a levitated pit suspended within a natural uranium tamper. The warhead was contained within a bomb casing measuring diameter and long, and it weighed approximately , of which about was high explosive. The
Action of 12 October 1950 be destroyed during operations in that area. Sometime in 1952, Lieutenant McMullen received an anonymous package containing the "Pirate"s battle flag and on May 28, 1985, it was donated to the Naval Historical Center and is on display at the Korean War exhibit. Action of 12 October 1950 The Action of 12 October 1950 was a battle fought during the Korean War. While conducting Operation Wonsan against sea mines in Wonsan Harbor, a squadron of US Navy warships was attacked by North Korean Army (KPA) batteries. During the operation, two US ships struck mines and sank while the remaining vessels