The Port Chicago disaster was a deadly munitions explosion of the ship SS E. A. Bryan on July 17, 1944, at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Port Chicago, California, United States. …

Oct 19, 2024 · At Port Chicago Naval Magazine, 320 men were killed instantly when two ships loading ammunition for Pacific troops exploded, resulting in the worst home front disaster of …

Mar 4, 2025 · On the evening of 17 July 1944, disaster struck. Two cargo ships, SS Quinault Victory and SS E. A. Bryan, were berthed at the munitions pier, the latter vessel being loaded …

Nov 13, 2009 · On the evening of July 17, the SS Quinault Victory and SS E.A. Bryan, two merchant ships, were being loaded. The holds were being packed with 4,600 tons of …

Oct 30, 2024 · On a warm July night in 1944, the tranquil ambiance of Port Chicago, a bustling naval base in California, was shattered by a catastrophic explosion. This base, vital to the …

Dec 2, 2024 · At approximately 10:19 PM on 17 July 1944, two massive explosions just seconds apart devastated the U.S. naval magazine at Port Chicago, California.

Mar 5, 2018 · In September 1944, the Navy charged 50 of the Port Chicago sailors with disobeying orders and initiating a mutiny. A court-martial found them guilty in October. The …

As we prepare to mark the 76th anniversary of the Port Chicago disaster, this long overlooked event of World War II deserves renewed public attention, and the sailors who still carry the …

Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced the exoneration on the 80th anniversary of the explosion at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California that killed 320 people, injured 400 others, …

Port Chicago Disaster - July 17, 1944 During World War II, one of the sources of ammunition for the Pacific Theater was the Naval Ammunition Depot at Port Chicago, California . Port …