Posted on 07/17/2020 4:59:27 AM PDT by Bull Snipe
1944 - At the Naval Magazine at Port Chicago, Calif., an explosion occurs on the pier where SS E.A. Bryan is loading ammunition and while SS Quinault Victory is preparing to load ammunition. The subsequent explosion of SS E.A. Bryan spins SS Quinault Victory in the air killing 320 men. African Americans constitute nearly 75 percent of the fatalities.
Larger and more deadly ship explosion was that of the Mount Hood. Doesn’t get the notoriety because of the ethnic makeup of each incident.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Mount_Hood_(AE-11)
Thanks, have read about that explosion some years ago.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.