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    What American city was the site of an explosion aboard a munitions ship that was loaded, I believe during WW II, and what was the ship's name?

    Question #124709. Asked by george48. (Jan 11 12 6:12 PM)


    beergirllaura

    		That was in 1944, in Port Chicago, California - and the ship was the SS E. A. Bryan.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Chicago_disaster

    Jan 11 12, 6:24 PM
    mehaul

    		The harbor accident which led to the explosion of the French munitions carrier SS Mont-Blanc in Halifax in WW I also answers the question. Halifax is in America (North and Canada) and the part about WW II is not certain. 9.000 people were injured by the blast and 2,000 died as a result of it.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion

    Jan 12 12, 10:15 PM

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