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Tests At Sea Prove Value Of Radar Defense Weapon
The 1938 tests aboard the battleship New York established radar as a crucial U S naval asset. Admirals, officers, and technicians witnessed radar track enemy destroyers at eight miles in darkness, prompting strong support for rapid production and deployment across ships and carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Washington
New York
U. S
Atlantic Squadron
Alfred W. Johnson
Page
Robert M. Griffin
Battlewagon
Johnson
Navy
Bureau of Engineering
Harold G. Bowen
Bell Telephone and Radio Corporation of America
RCA
Europe
XAF
Dr. Taylor
Admiral Robinson
A. J. Spriggs
Sam Tucker
Bureau of Ships
Bureau of
Bureau of Construction and Repair
S. M. Robinson
A. H. van Keuren
J. B. Dow
Army
War Production Board
National Defense Research Committee
Bowen
Taylor
Guthrie
Pearl Harbor
Pacific Fleet
Mare Island
Yorktown
Long Beach
California