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#OTD in 1944 a massive explosion shook the Bay Area as ordnance ignited at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine, killing everyone present on the dock and incinerating two docked cargo ships. This image, taken the following day, shows what remained of SS Quinault Victory.

#OTD in 1944 a massive explosion shook the Bay Area as ordnance ignited at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine, killing everyone present on the dock and incinerating two docked cargo ships.

This image, taken the following day, shows what remained of SS Quinault Victory.