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1947 Texas City Disaster

2012-4-18 · The Texas City Disaster. April 16, 1947 . The morning of 16 April 1947 dawned clear and crisp, cooled by a brisk north wind. Just before 8:00 A.M., longshoremen removed the hatch covers on Hold 4 of the French Liberty ship Grandcamp as they prepared to load the remainder of a consignment of ammonium nitrate fertilizer.Some 2,300 tons were already onboard, 880 of which were in the lower …

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