tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post1721892737095915574..comments2024-03-29T09:25:32.972-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: That was a heck of an explosion!Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-13078059679487248842020-06-04T08:05:44.481-05:002020-06-04T08:05:44.481-05:00sysadmin described an excellent example. Ammonium...sysadmin described an excellent example. Ammonium nitrate, BTW is a low explosive (blast/heave), no HE.<br /><br />Point of information: the ship contained perhaps 4-5 kt of actual HE, wrapped in bombs, projectiles, and the packaging needed for safe(r) handling and transport. 10 kt scales as a power function, not linearly. The kt equivalent is made by detonating large assemblies of TNT, carefully placed, primed, and wired for simultaneous explosion so the stacks don't scatter. Above a certain amount, the crater size and cloud produced all look like a large, 'smooth' crater and a debris cloud with an initial burst lofted on a thermal stem as inrushing air gets superheated. The mushroom cloud becomes visible at about a few hundred pounds, becoming more obvious as the size or yield rises.<br /><br />St. Barbara, patroness of those who work with explosives and ordnance, pray for the repose of all their souls.Silent Dracohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08468910899401891373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-22184848174988437492020-06-03T10:25:47.622-05:002020-06-03T10:25:47.622-05:00And even before that was the 1917 explosion of a c...And even before that was the 1917 explosion of a cargo ship carrying high explosives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This one was the result of a collision.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_ExplosionUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361125848729377343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-35292378456718601832020-06-03T06:19:39.224-05:002020-06-03T06:19:39.224-05:00Novelist Alistair MacLean always championed the ro...Novelist Alistair MacLean always championed the role of the Merchant Marine in WWII. He felt their heroics, especially in the north Atlantic were often overlooked.<br /><br />I see some else has also mentioned the post-war Liberty ship mishap at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_disaster" rel="nofollow">Texas City</a>. 2200 Tons of Ammonium Nitrate exploded while the ship was docked. 581 deaths, 2 ships sunk, and warehouses and refineries set on fire. The ship's 2 ton anchor was thrown 1 1/2 miles.sysadmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208769396923431693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-38140244312897292952020-06-02T23:54:31.913-05:002020-06-02T23:54:31.913-05:00That was an amazing video and I'm surprised I ...That was an amazing video and I'm surprised I never saw it or heard of it before. They were a tough bunch.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-5395476436948532292020-06-02T23:34:04.135-05:002020-06-02T23:34:04.135-05:00See also the explosion of the U.S.S. Mount Hood on...See also the explosion of the U.S.S. Mount Hood on 10NOV 1944.<br />While this was not the result of enemy action, it was in theater of combat. The blast was terrific and resulted in severe damage to other ships. The Mount Hood was an ordnance carrier.<br /><br /><br />RickAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386666965979264530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-26372737655649757722020-06-02T20:15:27.246-05:002020-06-02T20:15:27.246-05:00Another large explosion was the mushroom cloud of ...Another large explosion was the mushroom cloud of Roi-Namur. Seems either some enterprising Marine tossed in a satchel charge or some sharpshooting sailor planted a large round into a fully loaded torpedo magazine.<br /><br />Probably around 10kt explosion.<br /><br />https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Explosion_of_torpedo_magazine_on_Namur-Kwajalein_as_seen_from_Roi_1944.jpg<br /><br />https://www.forbes.com/sites/sebastienroblin/2019/11/07/marines-journal-tells-firsthand-account-of-platoons-sacrifice-in-world-war-ii/#7aae9d532eef<br /><br />A big explosion is a big explosion!Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-38338288520426915122020-06-02T19:56:24.811-05:002020-06-02T19:56:24.811-05:00Reminded me of two disasters:
Texas City
https://...Reminded me of two disasters:<br /><br />Texas City<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nBlNP2-D7k&feature=emb_logo<br /><br /><br />Port Chicago<br />https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1944/port-chicago/port-chicago-lessons-learned.html<br /><br /><br />I highly recommend the book titled "The Port Chicago Mutiny: The Story of the Largest Mass Mutiny Trial in U.S. Naval History"<br />https://www.amazon.com/Port-Chicago-Mutiny-Largest-History/dp/1597140287JaimeInTexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729407700850451849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-59861728537668162122020-06-02T19:09:41.534-05:002020-06-02T19:09:41.534-05:00@Wolff: Fixed it, thanks.@Wolff: Fixed it, thanks.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-41367545325293599472020-06-02T18:49:45.725-05:002020-06-02T18:49:45.725-05:00And remember that video when people suggest that s...And remember that video when people suggest that sending that back to Hiroshima a few months later was an unreasonable response.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-77404322293075561192020-06-02T17:50:12.902-05:002020-06-02T17:50:12.902-05:00That's USS Burke not Brown. The Brown is docke...That's USS Burke not Brown. The Brown is docked in Baltimore.Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983731436814153001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-20835917449867162692020-06-02T16:35:44.478-05:002020-06-02T16:35:44.478-05:00Kamikazes were early guided missiles, seems they w...Kamikazes were early guided missiles, seems they worked.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450082315014407506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-150325129007102020-06-02T14:40:15.670-05:002020-06-02T14:40:15.670-05:00Pretty much the definition of that term....Pretty much the definition of that term....Rick in NYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784261583440353729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-55720916464776537592020-06-02T12:52:57.833-05:002020-06-02T12:52:57.833-05:00Is that 10 kilotons?
Is that 10 kilotons?<br />Antibubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194983440707702769noreply@blogger.com