Leiden gunpowder disaster, in 1807 a ship carrying 17,760 kg of gunpowder blew up in the Dutch town of Leiden.
Siege of Almeida (1810), a chance shell ignited a line of black powder which set off a chain reaction in the magazine
Negro Fort, a British-built fort on the Apalachicola River, occupied by fugitive slaves and Choctaws, was destroyed in 1816 when a hot-shot fired by a US gunboat landed in the fort's magazine.
Pollepel Island, August 1920 explosion at Bannerman's Island Arsenal
Dublin Four Courts explosion 1922 explosion of munitions stored by the anti-Treaty IRA in the Four Courts building in Dublin, which destroyed much of Ireland's pre-1921 public records.
Lake Denmark explosion, July 10, 1926 detonation of millions of pounds of stored explosives at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey
Tolar, New Mexico, 30 November 1944, munitions carried by train exploded, causing extensive damage to town and killing 1.
RAF Fauld explosion, UK underground munitions storage depot in 1944, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history
SS John Burke, a Liberty ship carrying ammunition, was hit by a kamikaze pilot and disintegrated in an enormous explosion on December 28, 1944.
USS Serpens, 29 January 1945 explosion of an ammunition ship off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal. US Coast Guard-crewed. 254 killed (196 USCG, 57 US Army, and 1 US Public Health Service physician)
Cádiz Explosion, 18 August 1947, in mines and torpedoes depot, ca. 150 killed and large part of the city destroyed
Mitholz explosion, Switzerland, an underground ammunition depot partially exploded on 19 December 1947, destroying the village and killing 9. Explosives are still on site posing a risk, their removal is planned to begin in 2030 and last 10 years.
Prüm, Germany, 15 July 1949, a French Army depot with 500 tons of ammunition explodes, 12 killed
2020 Beirut Explosion August 4, 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded, causing at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries
^Schiffer, Thomas D. (2002). Peters & King: The Birth & Evolution of the Peters Cartridge Co. & the King Powder Co. Iowa, Wisc.: Krause. pp. 62–68. ISBN0-87349-363-X.
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Accidents and incidents involving transport or storage of ammunition include 1634 Valletta explosion Malta An Ottoman ammunition dump inside the Parthenon was ignited by Venetian bombardment in 1687 1806 Birgu polverista explosion Malta Leiden gunpowder disaster in 1807 a ship carrying 17 760 kg of gunpowder blew up in the Dutch town of Leiden Siege of Almeida 1810 a chance shell ignited a line of black powder which set off a chain reaction in the magazine Negro Fort a British built fort on the Apalachicola River occupied by fugitive slaves and Choctaws was destroyed in 1816 when a hot shot fired by a US gunboat landed in the fort s magazine City Point Virginia Union army supply depot sabotaged in 1864 by Confederate Secret Service Yanwath 1867 railway explosion when a freight train carrying 3 tons of gunpowder derailed and another freight train hit the wreckage Regent s Park explosion in 1874 a barge carrying 5 tons of gunpowder blew up on the Regent s Canal in London USS Maine in Havana harbor in 1898 origin of explosion is disputed Kings Mills Ohio in 1890 freight cars on the Little Miami Railroad collided with cars containing gunpowder and cartridges from the King Powder Company and the Peters Cartridge Company killing 11 and wounding about 100 1 Black Tom explosion 1916 act of sabotage on American ammunition supplies by German agents during World War I Kingsland explosion American munitions factory in 1917 Halifax Explosion 1917 ammunition ship explosion that killed over 1 600 people Morgan Depot Explosion American munitions factory in 1918 Pollepel Island August 1920 explosion at Bannerman s Island Arsenal Dublin Four Courts explosion 1922 explosion of munitions stored by the anti Treaty IRA in the Four Courts building in Dublin which destroyed much of Ireland s pre 1921 public records Lake Denmark explosion July 10 1926 detonation of millions of pounds of stored explosives at Picatinny Arsenal New Jersey Smederevo Fortress explosion the Wehrmacht stockpile of captured ammunition and gasoline at Smederevo Fortress exploded due to unknown reasons Joliet Army Ammunition Plant explosion a 1942 explosion that was felt 100 miles away Air raid on Bari a port disaster in Italy in 1943 SS El Estero ammunition ship that caught fire in New York Harbor in 1943 Naval Station Norfolk September 17 1943 accidental truckload explosion of 24 aerial depth charges killing 40 and injuring 386 2 Naval Weapons Station Yorktown November 1943 explosion 6 killed 2 USS Turner 1943 naval explosion in Lower New York Bay Bombay Explosion 1944 explosion on a ship in Bombay Harbour SS Paul Hamilton 20 April 1944 a Liberty ship carrying cargo of high explosives and bombs sunk by Luftwaffe Soham rail disaster 2 June 1944 fire and subsequent explosion of a freight wagon carrying high explosives West Loch disaster ammunition explosion in Pearl Harbor two months before Port Chicago Port Chicago disaster a deadly munitions explosion that occurred in 1944 at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California Hastings Naval Ammunition Depot Nebraska 27 September 1944 munitions explosions causing nine deaths and extensive damage USS Mount Hood 10 November 1944 explosion of an ammunition ship at Seeadler Harbor 432 killed Tolar New Mexico 30 November 1944 munitions carried by train exploded causing extensive damage to town and killing 1 RAF Fauld explosion UK underground munitions storage depot in 1944 one of the largest non nuclear explosions in history SS John Burke a Liberty ship carrying ammunition was hit by a kamikaze pilot and disintegrated in an enormous explosion on December 28 1944 USS Serpens 29 January 1945 explosion of an ammunition ship off Lunga Point Guadalcanal US Coast Guard crewed 254 killed 196 USCG 57 US Army and 1 US Public Health Service physician SS Charles Henderson unloading accident in Bari Italy 9 April 1945 SS Canada Victory Logan Victory and Hobbs Victory each with 6 000 pounds of ammunition sank after kamikaze attacks caused an explosion near Okinawa in 1945 SS Green Hill Park 1945 incident in Vancouver similar to El Estero Cadiz Explosion 18 August 1947 in mines and torpedoes depot ca 150 killed and large part of the city destroyed Mitholz explosion Switzerland an underground ammunition depot partially exploded on 19 December 1947 destroying the village and killing 9 Explosives are still on site posing a risk their removal is planned to begin in 2030 and last 10 years Prum Germany 15 July 1949 a French Army depot with 500 tons of ammunition explodes 12 killed South Amboy powder pier explosion New Jersey 1950 Explosion of RFA Bedenham 27 April 1951 explosion of an ammunition ship in the Port of Gibraltar Cali explosion 1956 explosion of seven army ammunition trucks loaded with 1053 boxes of dynamite which were parked overnight in Cali Colombia La Coubre explosion 1960 explosion of a French freighter carrying grenades and munitions in the harbour of Havana Cuba SS Kielce shipwreck near Folkestone containing explosives that detonated during salvage in 1967 1973 Roseville Yard Disaster high explosive aircraft ammunition and ordnance in military boxcars in a Southern Pacific train consist in its Roseville California railyard Severomorsk Disaster 13 17 May 1984 munitions fire at a Soviet naval base 200 300 killed Rio Tercero explosion Argentina 1995 2008 Gerdec explosions Albania Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion Cyprus 2011 2020 Beirut Explosion August 4 2020 a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded causing at least 218 deaths 7 000 injuries 2021 Bata explosions Equatorial Guinea SS Richard Montgomery explosive filled Liberty ship wreck off the UK s Kent coast ongoing potential See also editList of ammonium nitrate disasters Largest artificial non nuclear explosions List of accidents and disasters by death toll ExplosionsReferences edit Schiffer Thomas D 2002 Peters amp King The Birth amp Evolution of the Peters Cartridge Co amp the King Powder Co Iowa Wisc Krause pp 62 68 ISBN 0 87349 363 X a b Hampton Road BlogSpot accessed September 27 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of accidents and incidents involving transport or storage of ammunition amp oldid 1178573115, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
