| MUNITION SHIPS EXPLODE IN SAN FRANCISCO Two ammunition ships blast in San Francisco Bay. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7840 |
| Catalog #: | 34254 | |
| Clip Number: | 34254-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 1434 E | |
| Timecode: | 01:20:25 - 01:22:10 | |
| Location: | San Francisco, California | |
| Year Shot: | 1945 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Damage / Aftermath DISASTERS: Explosions INDUSTRY: Munitions / Weapons / Armaments LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, California, San Francisco MILITARY: Navy, USA WEAPONS: Bombs | |
| Description: | "Munition Explosion Kill 321". Two ammunition ships blast in San Francisco Bay. Various shots over a harbor at San Francisco Bay, near small town of Port Chicago, where two ammunition ships exploded killing over 300 people and destroying large area around. Clouds of smoke are seen spreading over the harbor. Several shots of a map showing where the explosions took place. Various shots of the rubble and destruction. Men working on clearing the rubble. Several shots of the people in town of Port Chicago with broken windows, doors, blasted, clocks stopped, shattered buildings etc. More shots of the rubble. | |
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