1945 SS Charles Henderson explosion at Bari

The S.S. Charles Henderson, holding about 2,300 tons of bombs, detonated while her cargo was being discharged at her berth in the Italian port. The ship was unloading munitions at Bari in the closing weeks of the war in Europe.

Date
1945-04-09
Deaths (Wikipedia list, low end where it gives a range)
542
What the pin marks
The port of Bari, where the ship was being unloaded, as the cited page positions it.
Where the position is published
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Bari

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: ship explosion, munitions, wartime, italy, port

Coordinates: 41.13, 16.85

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