The Texas City disaster was an industrial accident that occurred on April 16, 1947, in the port of Texas City, Texas, United States, located in Galveston Bay. It was the deadliest industrial …

Texas City explosion of 1947, industrial disaster sparked by the fire and explosion of the SS Grandcamp on April 16–17, 1947, in Texas City, Texas. The blast set off a chain of fires as …

Jul 1, 1995 · Explore the catastrophic Texas City disaster of 1947, where the SS Grandcamp explosion claimed hundreds of lives and reshaped safety regulations in chemical manufacturing.

Apr 23, 2025 · Twenty-seven members of the Texas City Volunteer Fire Department were killed when the Grandcamp exploded; the department’s entire firefighting apparatus were destroyed …

Company was the largest, employing over 600 men and women. The city also had the world’s largest and only U.S. tin smelter, which the government had built for the war effort. Other war …

Explore photos and information describing the 1947 Texas City Disaster.

Shortly after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, the 16th of April, 1947, longshoremen were loading ammonium nitrate (fertilizer) onto the cargo ship Grandcamp at the port of Texas City, Texas. …

A series of fires and explosions on April 16, 1947, culminated in what became known as the Texas City Disaster, a deadly day with hundreds killed and thousands injured in the country’s …

On the morning of April 16, 1947, the port city of Texas City, situated on Galveston Bay, became the scene of one of the deadliest industrial accidents in American history.

Apr 23, 2025 · Last week, April 16 was the anniversary of the largest industrial accident in Texas and actually the United States. In 1946, the SS Grandchamp filled with ammonium nitrate …