The vessel's superstructure remains recognizable, although the ship's funnel was toppled and crushed onto the flight deck. Saratoga 's island and mast remain standing, though various components were shattered or blown off. All five of the aircraft secured to the deck for the test were swept from the ship by either the blast or the waves. The four aircraft stowed in the hanger remained at their stations. Five 20mm anti-aircraft guns were observed on the site, two on the lagoon floor near the sheared off stern sponson gun platform.
Test equipment installed prior to the blast still remains.
NPS divers penetrated several of the Saratoga 's interior compartments, including the flag plot bridge, navigation bridge, pilothouse, and aerological office. USS Pilotfish was on the surface during Able. It was 2,506 yards from surface zero and suffered some scorching and charring of superstructure paint during the detonation. Pilotfish was the closest submarine to the Baker blast. Investigation during post-blast evaluations in 1946 suggest that its compartments flooded, sending it to the bottom at a depth of 175 feet.