309:, a city over 1,700 km away. The shower of burning material set fire to neighbourhoods in the area. Around 2 km (0.77 sq mi) were set ablaze in an 800 m (870 yd) arc around the ship. Eleven neighbouring vessels had been sunk or were sinking, and the emergency personnel at the site suffered heavy losses. Attempts to fight the fire were dealt a further blow when the second explosion from the ship swept the area at 16:34. Burning cotton bales fell from the sky on docked ships, the dock yard, and neighbourhoods outside the harbour. The sound of explosions was heard as far as 80 km (50 mi) away. Some of the most developed and economically important parts of Bombay were wiped out by the blast and resulting fire.
340:
1040:
983:
956:
921:
891:
720:
690:
608:
571:
516:
1073:
797:
761:
644:
289:
348:
332:
45:
2841:
2824:
2836:
2816:
1005:
859:
827:
185:
296:
In the mid-afternoon around 14:00, the crew were alerted to a fire onboard burning somewhere in the No. 2 hold. The crew, dockside fire teams and fireboats were unable to extinguish the conflagration, despite pumping over 900 tons of water into the ship, and nor were they able to find the source due
322:
magazine published the story as late as 22 May 1944 and still it was news to the outside world. A movie depicting the explosions and aftermath, made by Indian cinematographer
Sudhish Ghatak, was confiscated by military officers, although parts of it were shown to the public as a newsreel at a later
468:
Charles
Brazier arrived in Bombay on 7 May 1944. Over a period of three months, many ships were salvaged. The de-watering operation took three months to complete, after which Jackson and Brazier returned to their base in Colombo. Jackson remained in the Far East for another two years, conducting
511:
Many families lost all their belongings and were left with just the clothes on their backs. Thousands became destitute. It was estimated that about 6,000 firms were affected and 50,000 lost their jobs. The government took full responsibility for the disaster and monetary compensation was paid to
279:
in bars in 31 crates. The 8,700 bales of cotton and lubricating oil were loaded at
Karachi and the ship's captain, Alexander James Naismith, recorded his protest about such a "mixture" of cargo. The transportation of cotton through the sea route was inevitable for the merchants, as transporting
355:
The total number of lives lost in the explosion is estimated at more than 800, while some estimates put the figure at around 1,300. More than 500 civilians lost their lives, many of them residing in adjoining slum areas, but as it was wartime, information about the full extent of the damage was
317:
The details of the explosions and losses were first reported to the outside world by the
Japanese-controlled Radio Saigon, which gave a detailed report of the incident on 15 April 1944. British-Indian wartime censorship permitted news reporters to send the reports only in the second week of May
175:
caught fire and was destroyed in two giant blasts, scattering debris, sinking surrounding ships and setting fire to the area, killing around 800 to 1,300 people. Some 80,000 people were made homeless and 71 firemen lost their lives in the aftermath. The ship was carrying a mixed cargo of cotton
300:
At 15:50 the order to abandon ship was given, and sixteen minutes later there was a great explosion, cutting the ship in two and breaking windows over 12 km (7.5 mi) away. This and a later second explosion were powerful enough to be recorded by seismographs at the
523:
During periodic dredging operations to maintain the depth of the docking bays, many intact gold bars have been found, some as late as
February 2011, and returned to the government. A live shell weighing 45 kg (100 lb) was also found in October 2011. The
1532:
1103:
280:
cotton by rail from Punjab and Sindh to Bombay was banned at that time. Naismith, who lost his life in the explosion, described the cargo as "just about everything that will either burn or blow up."
469:
further salvage work. For their efforts with the pumping operation, both men were rewarded: Brazier was awarded the MBE, and
Jackson received an accelerated promotion. An Australian minesweeper,
417:
from the damages caused. Soon after the calamity people from the affected areas began pouring into the suburbs. About six thousand persons from the Mandvi area, mostly middle class, went to
1243:
432:'s Irla residents started running a second centre for about 500 persons, where food and lodging were provided for the refugees. A third kitchen was opened at Khotwadi and Narli Agripada in
1281:
31:
532:
has a memorial to the fire fighters who died. National Fire Safety Week is observed across India from 14 to 21 April, in memory of the 66 firemen who died in this explosion.
484:
It took three days to bring the fire under control, and later, 8,000 men toiled for seven months to remove around 500,000 tons of debris and bring the docks back into action.
421:. The workers and others from Ghatkopar got the three schools opened for their accommodation and private households also provided accommodation to these unfortunate families.
413:) are always known for their good heart which is why around five days after the incident massive relief activities were shifted to the suburbs owing to the neutralisation of
751:
428:
workers opened a kitchen for them at the Hindu Sabha Hall. The kitchen served food for about a thousand persons twice daily. The
Ghatkopar kitchen was still running when
1572:
787:
1433:
1145:
1540:
1218:
1199:
876:
Standard World War I cargo ship operated by the Iran
Steamship Company under the management of Wallem & Co. Ltd. She was severely damaged and was scrapped.
1108:
881:
1627:
844:
cargo ship owned by Skibs A/S Fjeld and operated under the management of Hans Kiær & Co. She was severely damaged and was sold for scrap in July 1944.
1291:
1029:
995:
710:
680:
1653:
1493:
849:
381:
Thirty-one wooden crates, each containing four gold bars, each gold bar weighing 800 Troy ounces or almost 25 kg. (almost all since recovered)
93:
2266:
1394:
972:
945:
911:
1063:
1458:
1235:
1058:
cargo liner of the Sociète Misr de
Navigation Maritime. She was gutted by fire. Declared a total loss, she was sunk for use as a jetty.
561:
176:
bales, timber, oil, gold, and ammunition including around 1,400 tons of explosives with an additional 240 tons of torpedoes and weapons.
1892:
487:
The inquiry into the explosion identified the cotton bales as probably being the seat of the fire. It was critical of several errors:
1837:
2908:
1955:
662:
440:, arrangements had been made to give rations to about a hundred persons who had found accommodation in Kherwadiand Old Khar village.
1863:
1175:
2878:
1785:
1705:
589:
1562:
1811:
1679:
387:
Loss of more than 50,000 tonnes of food grains, including rice, which gave rise to black marketing of food grains afterwards.
1981:
1929:
1338:
2080:
1598:
239:, she arrived at Bombay on 12 April 1944. Her cargo included 1,395 tons of explosives including 238 tons of sensitive "A"
360:
Two hundred and thirty-one people killed were attached to various dock services including fire brigade and dock employees.
2259:
779:
495:
1429:
1137:
2913:
2535:
2423:
2903:
2555:
2449:
2397:
2012:
1736:
1215:
1196:
2640:
1756:
2918:
2835:
2831:
2564:
2281:
2898:
1567:
628:
that was formerly a French passenger ship. She was repaired and was returned to her French owners after the war.
444:, a fishing village, had made arrangements for about a hundred people's accommodation and food. Many families on
207:
1623:
2883:
2844:
2840:
2252:
705:
cargo ship. She was severely damaged by the explosion but was repaired, returning to service in
November 1945.
1091:
owned by the Koninklijke Packetvaart Maatschappij. She was heavily damaged and sank, with the loss of 8 crew.
2403:
424:
There was a rush of labourers from the dock areas who wanted to get out of Bombay on foot by the Agra Road.
2868:
2387:
86:
812:
cargo ship of the Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij. She caught fire and sank, with the loss of 2 crew.
2863:
2354:
1649:
1497:
343:
A piece of propeller that landed in St. Xaviers High School, about 5 km (3 mi) from the docks.
2893:
2827:
2823:
2819:
2815:
2811:
2600:
2633:
2048:
2767:
2699:
2656:
2628:
2572:
2413:
2312:
2073:
937:
2244:
1403:
2693:
2103:
739:
297:
to the dense smoke. The water was boiling all over the ship, due to heat generated by the fire.
906:
cargo ship of the Scindia Steam Navigation Company. She was pushed on shore and later scrapped.
339:
2888:
2673:
2667:
2647:
2594:
2578:
2545:
2502:
2475:
2469:
2459:
2439:
2370:
2360:
2344:
2337:
2328:
2322:
2302:
2292:
1468:
1088:
1085:
1055:
1017:
933:
903:
873:
841:
809:
775:
732:
702:
672:
658:
622:
585:
26:
2796:
2620:
2511:
1371:
1888:
2484:
2135:
1833:
398:
384:
More than 50,000 tonnes of shipping destroyed and another 50,000 tonnes of shipping damaged
256:
1951:
8:
2873:
2757:
2746:
2709:
2491:
2066:
633:
597:
525:
465:
461:
1859:
1731:. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. not cited.
2584:
2149:
2053:
1286:
470:
302:
203:
1807:
2720:
2163:
2156:
2142:
2128:
2008:
1732:
1167:
1113:
668:
649:
433:
1781:
1701:
476:, landed working parties on 21 June 1944, to assist in the restoration of the port.
2518:
2177:
2170:
1045:
1917:
464:
was seconded to the Indian government to establish the pumping operation. He and
2432:
2184:
2121:
2032:
1977:
1921:
1675:
1342:
1222:
1203:
445:
211:
196:
169:
1594:
1024:. While there were no casualties, the ship was a total loss and was broken up.
982:
955:
613:
576:
515:
457:
2857:
964:
625:
347:
217:
108:
95:
22:
1104:
List of accidents and incidents involving transport or storage of ammunition
356:
partially censored. The results of the explosion are summarised as follows:
2234:
2222:
437:
414:
288:
276:
375:
Thirteen ships were lost and some other ships heavily or partially damaged
331:
44:
2609:
2524:
2218:
1752:
817:
766:
743:
158:
79:
2785:
2775:
2731:
2379:
2230:
441:
429:
248:
240:
224:
166:
1206:
A Corporal's War: World War II Adventures of a Royal Engineer Page 233
2226:
2089:
1463:
1021:
735:
425:
418:
264:
252:
244:
232:
228:
2274:
1952:"Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939–1945 . Ships starting with N – Nors"
184:
529:
236:
448:, also known as Mumbai suburb, opened their doors to the needy.
210:, British Columbia, under a lend-lease agreement, and the name
864:
832:
306:
268:
260:
162:
75:
2058:
782:. She caught fire and sank, with the loss of 15 of her crew.
519:
The memorial erected outside Mumbai Fire Brigade Headquarters
157:) occurred on 14 April 1944, in the Victoria Dock of Bombay,
1138:"Explosion on cargo ship rocks Bombay, India – Apr 14, 1944"
272:
1168:"Has India's contribution to WW2 been ignored? – BBC News"
512:
citizens who made a claim for loss or damage to property.
305:
in the city. Sensors recorded that the earth trembled at
1521:, Tuesday, 12 September 1944; pg. 3; Issue 49956; col E
1496:. Naval Historical Society of Australia. Archived from
544:, the following vessels were sunk or severely damaged.
402:
newspaper, stated in a report dated 20 April 1944 that
1216:
The Day It Rained Gold Bricks and a Horse Ran Headless
1109:
List of the largest artificial non-nuclear explosions
378:
Of the above, three Royal Indian Navy ships were lost
1916:
1533:"Live, 45-kg shell dredged from WW-II ship's ruins"
1402:
1279:
504:not using steam injectors to contain the fire, and
498:required to indicate a "dangerous cargo on board",
1912:
1910:
535:
372:More than 2,500 were injured, including civilians
2855:
2275:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in April 1944
1782:"Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij 1888–1967"
179:
1907:
1726:
1225:Bombay, Meri Jaan: Writings on Mumbai Page 138
369:Some estimates put total deaths at up to 1,300
2260:
2074:
2049:The First and Last Voyage of the Fort Crevier
1430:"Explosion on Corgo ship rocks Bombay, India"
436:where about 300 people were being served. In
391:
292:People running for safety after the explosion
2007:. London: Chatham publishing. p. 452.
1926:Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart
507:a delay in alerting the local fire brigade.
2267:
2253:
2081:
2067:
1453:
1451:
1424:
1422:
1341:. merchantnavyofficers.com. Archived from
1306:
43:
1996:
1889:"Ships Lost in the WWII Bombay Explosion"
1642:
663:The Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd.
335:Aftermath of the explosion at the harbour
1970:
1800:
1275:
1273:
1271:
1269:
1267:
1265:
1263:
1261:
1236:"That's how Mumbai's fire brigade Rolls"
514:
396:D. N. Wandrekar, a senior journalist at
351:SS Jalapadma on land after the explosion
346:
338:
330:
287:
183:
1883:
1881:
1852:
1727:Mitchell, W. H.; Sawyer, L. A. (1995).
1618:
1616:
1448:
1419:
1389:
1387:
1385:
1366:
1364:
1036:
491:storing the cotton below the munitions,
2856:
2002:
1958:from the original on 24 September 2014
1776:
1774:
1587:
1530:
1524:
1488:
1486:
1333:
1331:
1329:
1327:
1325:
1323:
1321:
1020:cargo ship owned by Wallem & Co.,
590:British India Steam Navigation Company
2248:
2062:
2037:. New York: Duell, Sloan, and Pearce.
2030:
1895:from the original on 4 September 2014
1814:from the original on 2 September 2014
1745:
1720:
1630:from the original on 4 September 2014
1531:Tiwary, Deeptiman (24 October 2011).
1436:from the original on 25 December 2018
1258:
1246:from the original on 25 December 2018
1178:from the original on 25 December 2018
1148:from the original on 25 December 2018
1944:
1932:from the original on 29 October 2015
1878:
1826:
1702:"Landing Ship Infantry HMIS El Hind"
1613:
1575:from the original on 5 December 2014
1555:
1382:
1361:
1280:Times News Network (11 April 2004).
363:Of the above figure, 66 were firemen
1984:from the original on 12 August 2022
1771:
1694:
1483:
1318:
780:Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij
746:until 1948, when she was scrapped.
738:. She was burnt out and declared a
407:
366:More than 500 civilians were killed
13:
1708:from the original on 8 August 2020
1682:from the original on 14 April 2023
1668:
667:She had been requisitioned by the
501:delaying unloading the explosives,
456:As part of the salvage operation,
49:Smoke billowing out of the harbour
14:
2930:
2042:
2005:The world's merchant fleets, 1939
1866:from the original on 22 July 2014
1788:from the original on 22 July 2014
1759:from the original on 31 July 2019
1656:from the original on 4 March 2016
2909:Maritime incidents in April 1944
2839:
2834:
2822:
2814:
1840:from the original on 31 May 2015
1601:from the original on 16 May 2021
1355:
1312:
1071:
1038:
1003:
981:
954:
919:
889:
857:
825:
795:
759:
718:
688:
642:
606:
569:
2024:
1568:National Safety Council (India)
1512:
1467:. 15 April 2011. Archived from
665:for the conveyance of pilgrims.
16:Ship explosion in Bombay, India
2088:
1378:. 22 May 1944. pp. 38–39.
1349:
1228:
1209:
1190:
1160:
1130:
536:Ships lost or severely damaged
275:and approximately £890,000 of
216:was derived from the renowned
1:
2879:Non-combat military accidents
1860:"Scindia Steam Navigation Co"
1401:. 22 May 1944. Archived from
1119:
990:The landing craft was sunk.
673:Landing Ship Infantry (Large)
940:. She caught fire and sank.
675:. She caught fire and sank.
592:. The vessel was burnt out.
494:not displaying the red flag
479:
180:Vessel, the voyage and cargo
7:
1097:
742:. The vessel was used as a
546:
283:
206:freighter built in 1942 in
10:
2935:
2034:The Great Bombay Explosion
1459:"Tributes paid to firemen"
1372:"War Explodes into Bombay"
1282:"When Bombay docks rocked"
451:
411: Residents of Mumbai
392:Suburban relief activities
165:, India) when the British
2914:April 1944 events in Asia
2809:
2684:
2280:
2215:
2195:
2114:
2096:
588:cargo liner owned by the
142:
137:
132:
124:
85:
70:
62:
54:
42:
2904:Disasters in Maharashtra
1124:
938:China Navigation Company
2919:1944 disasters in India
2203:1944 Bombay explosion (
1650:"HMHS Chantilly (1941)"
1395:"India: Fire in Bombay"
772:Generaal van der Heyden
753:Generaal van der Heyden
740:constructive total loss
661:passenger ship used by
326:
312:
20:
2899:20th century in Mumbai
2054:The day it rained gold
2003:Jordan, Roger (1999).
1922:"Seekrieg 1944, April"
1920:; Gerhard Hümmelchen.
520:
352:
344:
336:
293:
259:fighter aircraft, raw
220:in British Columbia.
192:
155:Bombay docks explosion
32:considered for merging
2884:1944 in British India
1339:"Explosion in Bombay"
1221:14 April 2023 at the
1202:14 April 2023 at the
518:
350:
342:
334:
291:
187:
109:18.95278°N 72.84500°E
66:16:15 IST (10:45 UTC)
2031:Ennis, John (1959).
1571:. 17 February 2014.
806:Generaal van Sweiten
789:Generaal van Sweiten
399:The Bombay Chronicle
257:Supermarine Spitfire
255:. She also carried
227:on 24 February, via
2869:Explosions in India
1543:on 30 December 2011
1494:"On this day: 1944"
1407:on 14 December 2008
1345:on 4 February 2012.
528:'s headquarters at
526:Mumbai Fire Brigade
466:chief petty officer
105: /
39:
2864:Explosions in 1944
2585:Yoshida Maru No. 1
1862:. The Ships List.
1784:. The Ships List.
1753:"Fort Ships A – J"
1652:. Maritime Quest.
1563:"Fire Safety Week"
1287:The Times of India
936:cargo ship of the
778:cargo ship of the
621:was a 10,017
521:
353:
345:
337:
303:Colaba Observatory
294:
263:bales, barrels of
204:gross register ton
193:
114:18.95278; 72.84500
37:
2894:History of Mumbai
2851:
2850:
2242:
2241:
2137:Fort Battle River
1891:. Merchantships.
1294:on 3 January 2013
1114:Halifax Explosion
1095:
1094:
1054:was a 6,292
1016:was a 3,507
932:was a 2,653
902:was a 3,857
872:was a 5,677
840:was a 1,173
808:was a 1,300
774:was a 1,213
731:was a 7,142
701:was a 5,155
669:Royal Indian Navy
657:was a 5,319
650:Royal Indian Navy
584:was a 3,172
553:Flag or operator
147:
146:
2926:
2843:
2838:
2826:
2818:
2802:
2791:
2780:
2770:
2768:Bergen explosion
2762:
2759:Pan-Pennsylvania
2752:
2743:Bombay explosion
2737:
2726:
2715:
2704:
2677:
2661:
2651:
2615:
2604:
2588:
2559:
2549:
2539:
2529:
2506:
2496:
2493:Pan-Pennsylvania
2479:
2463:
2453:
2443:
2427:
2417:
2407:
2391:
2374:
2364:
2348:
2332:
2316:
2306:
2296:
2269:
2262:
2255:
2246:
2245:
2115:North Sands type
2083:
2076:
2069:
2060:
2059:
2038:
2019:
2018:
2000:
1994:
1993:
1991:
1989:
1974:
1968:
1967:
1965:
1963:
1948:
1942:
1941:
1939:
1937:
1914:
1905:
1904:
1902:
1900:
1885:
1876:
1875:
1873:
1871:
1856:
1850:
1849:
1847:
1845:
1830:
1824:
1823:
1821:
1819:
1804:
1798:
1797:
1795:
1793:
1778:
1769:
1768:
1766:
1764:
1749:
1743:
1742:
1729:The Empire Ships
1724:
1718:
1717:
1715:
1713:
1698:
1692:
1691:
1689:
1687:
1672:
1666:
1665:
1663:
1661:
1646:
1640:
1639:
1637:
1635:
1620:
1611:
1610:
1608:
1606:
1591:
1585:
1584:
1582:
1580:
1559:
1553:
1552:
1550:
1548:
1539:. Archived from
1528:
1522:
1516:
1510:
1509:
1507:
1505:
1490:
1481:
1480:
1478:
1476:
1471:on 20 April 2011
1455:
1446:
1445:
1443:
1441:
1426:
1417:
1416:
1414:
1412:
1406:
1391:
1380:
1379:
1368:
1359:
1353:
1347:
1346:
1335:
1316:
1310:
1304:
1303:
1301:
1299:
1290:. Archived from
1277:
1256:
1255:
1253:
1251:
1232:
1226:
1213:
1207:
1197:Bombay Explosion
1194:
1188:
1187:
1185:
1183:
1174:. 16 June 2015.
1164:
1158:
1157:
1155:
1153:
1134:
1077:
1075:
1074:
1048:
1044:
1042:
1041:
1009:
1007:
1006:
986:
985:
959:
958:
925:
923:
922:
895:
893:
892:
863:
861:
860:
831:
829:
828:
801:
799:
798:
765:
763:
762:
724:
722:
721:
694:
692:
691:
648:
646:
645:
612:
610:
609:
575:
573:
572:
547:
412:
409:
151:Bombay explosion
120:
119:
117:
116:
115:
110:
106:
103:
102:
101:
98:
47:
40:
38:Bombay explosion
36:
2934:
2933:
2929:
2928:
2927:
2925:
2924:
2923:
2854:
2853:
2852:
2847:
2830:
2805:
2794:
2783:
2773:
2765:
2755:
2740:
2729:
2718:
2707:
2691:
2685:Other incidents
2680:
2664:
2654:
2618:
2607:
2591:
2562:
2552:
2542:
2532:
2509:
2499:
2482:
2466:
2456:
2446:
2430:
2420:
2410:
2394:
2377:
2367:
2351:
2335:
2319:
2309:
2299:
2289:
2276:
2273:
2243:
2238:
2211:
2191:
2110:
2092:
2087:
2045:
2027:
2022:
2015:
2001:
1997:
1987:
1985:
1976:
1975:
1971:
1961:
1959:
1950:
1949:
1945:
1935:
1933:
1915:
1908:
1898:
1896:
1887:
1886:
1879:
1869:
1867:
1858:
1857:
1853:
1843:
1841:
1832:
1831:
1827:
1817:
1815:
1806:
1805:
1801:
1791:
1789:
1780:
1779:
1772:
1762:
1760:
1751:
1750:
1746:
1739:
1725:
1721:
1711:
1709:
1700:
1699:
1695:
1685:
1683:
1674:
1673:
1669:
1659:
1657:
1648:
1647:
1643:
1633:
1631:
1622:
1621:
1614:
1604:
1602:
1593:
1592:
1588:
1578:
1576:
1561:
1560:
1556:
1546:
1544:
1529:
1525:
1517:
1513:
1503:
1501:
1500:on 27 July 2020
1492:
1491:
1484:
1474:
1472:
1457:
1456:
1449:
1439:
1437:
1432:. History.com.
1428:
1427:
1420:
1410:
1408:
1393:
1392:
1383:
1370:
1369:
1362:
1354:
1350:
1337:
1336:
1319:
1311:
1307:
1297:
1295:
1278:
1259:
1249:
1247:
1234:
1233:
1229:
1223:Wayback Machine
1214:
1210:
1204:Wayback Machine
1195:
1191:
1181:
1179:
1166:
1165:
1161:
1151:
1149:
1136:
1135:
1131:
1127:
1122:
1100:
1084:was a 872
1072:
1070:
1039:
1037:
1004:
1002:
980:
953:
926:United Kingdom
920:
918:
896:United Kingdom
890:
888:
858:
856:
826:
824:
796:
794:
760:
758:
725:United Kingdom
719:
717:
695:United Kingdom
689:
687:
666:
643:
641:
607:
605:
570:
568:
538:
482:
454:
446:Salsette Island
410:
394:
329:
315:
286:
182:
113:
111:
107:
104:
99:
96:
94:
92:
91:
74:Victoria Dock,
50:
35:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2932:
2922:
2921:
2916:
2911:
2906:
2901:
2896:
2891:
2886:
2881:
2876:
2871:
2866:
2849:
2848:
2810:
2807:
2806:
2804:
2803:
2792:
2781:
2771:
2763:
2753:
2738:
2727:
2716:
2705:
2688:
2686:
2682:
2681:
2679:
2678:
2665:Unknown date:
2662:
2652:
2616:
2605:
2589:
2560:
2550:
2540:
2530:
2507:
2497:
2480:
2464:
2454:
2444:
2428:
2418:
2408:
2392:
2375:
2365:
2349:
2333:
2317:
2307:
2297:
2286:
2284:
2278:
2277:
2272:
2271:
2264:
2257:
2249:
2240:
2239:
2216:
2213:
2212:
2210:
2209:
2199:
2197:
2193:
2192:
2190:
2189:
2182:
2175:
2168:
2165:Fort La Montee
2161:
2154:
2151:Fort Charlotte
2147:
2144:Fort Cataraqui
2140:
2133:
2130:Fort Athabaska
2126:
2118:
2116:
2112:
2111:
2109:
2108:
2100:
2098:
2094:
2093:
2086:
2085:
2078:
2071:
2063:
2057:
2056:
2051:
2044:
2043:External links
2041:
2040:
2039:
2026:
2023:
2021:
2020:
2013:
1995:
1980:. Clydeships.
1969:
1954:. Warsailors.
1943:
1918:Rohwer, Jürgen
1906:
1877:
1851:
1825:
1810:. Warsailors.
1808:"D/S Graciosa"
1799:
1770:
1744:
1737:
1719:
1693:
1678:. Clydeships.
1667:
1641:
1624:"Convoy PB.74"
1612:
1597:. Clydeships.
1586:
1554:
1523:
1511:
1482:
1447:
1418:
1381:
1360:
1348:
1317:
1305:
1257:
1227:
1208:
1189:
1159:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1117:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1099:
1096:
1093:
1092:
1079:
1068:
1060:
1059:
1049:
1034:
1026:
1025:
1011:
1000:
992:
991:
988:
978:
969:
968:
961:
951:
942:
941:
927:
916:
908:
907:
897:
886:
878:
877:
867:
854:
846:
845:
835:
822:
814:
813:
803:
792:
784:
783:
769:
756:
748:
747:
726:
715:
707:
706:
696:
685:
677:
676:
652:
639:
630:
629:
616:
614:United Kingdom
603:
594:
593:
579:
577:United Kingdom
566:
558:
557:
554:
551:
537:
534:
509:
508:
505:
502:
499:
492:
481:
478:
458:sub-lieutenant
453:
450:
393:
390:
389:
388:
385:
382:
379:
376:
373:
370:
367:
364:
361:
328:
325:
314:
311:
285:
282:
251:, shells, and
181:
178:
145:
144:
140:
139:
135:
134:
130:
129:
126:
122:
121:
89:
83:
82:
72:
68:
67:
64:
60:
59:
56:
52:
51:
48:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2931:
2920:
2917:
2915:
2912:
2910:
2907:
2905:
2902:
2900:
2897:
2895:
2892:
2890:
2889:1944 in India
2887:
2885:
2882:
2880:
2877:
2875:
2872:
2870:
2867:
2865:
2862:
2861:
2859:
2846:
2842:
2837:
2833:
2829:
2825:
2821:
2817:
2813:
2808:
2801:
2800:
2793:
2790:
2789:
2782:
2779:
2778:
2772:
2769:
2764:
2761:
2760:
2754:
2751:
2750:
2744:
2739:
2736:
2735:
2728:
2725:
2724:
2717:
2714:
2713:
2706:
2703:
2702:
2697:
2696:
2690:
2689:
2687:
2683:
2676:
2675:
2670:
2669:
2663:
2660:
2659:
2653:
2650:
2649:
2644:
2643:
2638:
2637:
2631:
2630:
2625:
2624:
2617:
2614:
2613:
2606:
2603:
2602:
2597:
2596:
2590:
2587:
2586:
2581:
2580:
2575:
2574:
2569:
2568:
2561:
2558:
2557:
2551:
2548:
2547:
2541:
2538:
2537:
2531:
2528:
2527:
2522:
2521:
2520:Paul Hamilton
2516:
2515:
2508:
2505:
2504:
2498:
2495:
2494:
2489:
2488:
2481:
2478:
2477:
2472:
2471:
2465:
2462:
2461:
2455:
2452:
2451:
2445:
2442:
2441:
2436:
2435:
2429:
2426:
2425:
2419:
2416:
2415:
2409:
2406:
2405:
2400:
2399:
2393:
2390:
2389:
2384:
2383:
2376:
2373:
2372:
2366:
2363:
2362:
2357:
2356:
2350:
2347:
2346:
2341:
2340:
2334:
2331:
2330:
2325:
2324:
2318:
2315:
2314:
2308:
2305:
2304:
2298:
2295:
2294:
2288:
2287:
2285:
2283:
2279:
2270:
2265:
2263:
2258:
2256:
2251:
2250:
2247:
2236:
2232:
2228:
2224:
2220:
2214:
2208:
2206:
2201:
2200:
2198:
2194:
2188:
2187:
2183:
2181:
2180:
2179:Fort McMurray
2176:
2174:
2173:
2169:
2167:
2166:
2162:
2160:
2159:
2158:Fort Duquesne
2155:
2153:
2152:
2148:
2146:
2145:
2141:
2139:
2138:
2134:
2132:
2131:
2127:
2125:
2124:
2120:
2119:
2117:
2113:
2107:
2106:
2102:
2101:
2099:
2097:Canadian type
2095:
2091:
2084:
2079:
2077:
2072:
2070:
2065:
2064:
2061:
2055:
2052:
2050:
2047:
2046:
2036:
2035:
2029:
2028:
2016:
2014:1-86176-023-X
2010:
2006:
1999:
1983:
1979:
1978:"SS Chindwin"
1973:
1957:
1953:
1947:
1931:
1928:(in German).
1927:
1923:
1919:
1913:
1911:
1894:
1890:
1884:
1882:
1865:
1861:
1855:
1839:
1836:. Tynebuilt.
1835:
1829:
1813:
1809:
1803:
1787:
1783:
1777:
1775:
1758:
1754:
1748:
1740:
1738:1-85044-275-4
1734:
1730:
1723:
1707:
1703:
1697:
1681:
1677:
1671:
1655:
1651:
1645:
1629:
1626:. Convoyweb.
1625:
1619:
1617:
1600:
1596:
1590:
1574:
1570:
1569:
1564:
1558:
1542:
1538:
1537:Mumbai Mirror
1534:
1527:
1520:
1515:
1499:
1495:
1489:
1487:
1470:
1466:
1465:
1460:
1454:
1452:
1435:
1431:
1425:
1423:
1405:
1400:
1399:Time Magazine
1396:
1390:
1388:
1386:
1377:
1373:
1367:
1365:
1357:
1352:
1344:
1340:
1334:
1332:
1330:
1328:
1326:
1324:
1322:
1314:
1309:
1293:
1289:
1288:
1283:
1276:
1274:
1272:
1270:
1268:
1266:
1264:
1262:
1245:
1241:
1240:Mumbai Mirror
1237:
1231:
1224:
1220:
1217:
1212:
1205:
1201:
1198:
1193:
1177:
1173:
1169:
1163:
1147:
1143:
1139:
1133:
1129:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1101:
1090:
1087:
1083:
1080:
1069:
1067:
1066:
1062:
1061:
1057:
1053:
1050:
1047:
1035:
1033:
1032:
1028:
1027:
1023:
1019:
1015:
1012:
1001:
999:
998:
994:
993:
989:
984:
979:
977:
976:
971:
970:
966:
965:landing craft
962:
957:
952:
950:
949:
944:
943:
939:
935:
931:
928:
917:
915:
914:
910:
909:
905:
901:
898:
887:
885:
884:
880:
879:
875:
871:
868:
866:
855:
853:
852:
848:
847:
843:
839:
836:
834:
823:
821:
820:
816:
815:
811:
807:
804:
793:
791:
790:
786:
785:
781:
777:
773:
770:
768:
757:
755:
754:
750:
749:
745:
741:
737:
734:
730:
727:
716:
714:
713:
709:
708:
704:
700:
697:
686:
684:
683:
679:
678:
674:
670:
664:
660:
656:
653:
651:
640:
638:
637:
632:
631:
627:
626:hospital ship
624:
620:
617:
615:
604:
602:
601:
596:
595:
591:
587:
583:
580:
578:
567:
565:
564:
560:
559:
555:
552:
549:
548:
545:
543:
533:
531:
527:
517:
513:
506:
503:
500:
497:
493:
490:
489:
488:
485:
477:
475:
474:
467:
463:
460:Ken Jackson,
459:
449:
447:
443:
439:
435:
431:
427:
422:
420:
416:
405:
401:
400:
386:
383:
380:
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
358:
357:
349:
341:
333:
324:
321:
310:
308:
304:
298:
290:
281:
278:
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
223:Sailing from
221:
219:
218:Stikine River
215:
214:
209:
208:Prince Rupert
205:
201:
200:
191:
186:
177:
174:
173:
168:
164:
160:
159:British India
156:
152:
143:3,000 injured
141:
136:
131:
127:
123:
118:
90:
88:
84:
81:
80:British India
77:
73:
69:
65:
61:
58:14 April 1944
57:
53:
46:
41:
33:
29:
28:
27:Infobox event
24:
19:
2798:
2787:
2776:
2758:
2748:
2742:
2733:
2722:
2711:
2700:
2694:
2672:
2666:
2657:
2646:
2641:
2635:
2627:
2622:
2611:
2599:
2593:
2583:
2577:
2571:
2566:
2554:
2544:
2534:
2525:
2519:
2513:
2501:
2492:
2486:
2474:
2468:
2458:
2448:
2438:
2434:Fort Stikine
2433:
2422:
2412:
2402:
2396:
2386:
2381:
2369:
2359:
2353:
2343:
2338:
2327:
2321:
2311:
2301:
2291:
2235:Victory ship
2223:Liberty ship
2205:Fort Stikine
2204:
2202:
2186:Fort Stikine
2185:
2178:
2172:Fort Langley
2171:
2164:
2157:
2150:
2143:
2136:
2129:
2123:Fort Abitibi
2122:
2105:Fort Rosalie
2104:
2033:
2025:Bibliography
2004:
1998:
1986:. Retrieved
1972:
1960:. Retrieved
1946:
1934:. Retrieved
1925:
1897:. Retrieved
1868:. Retrieved
1854:
1842:. Retrieved
1828:
1816:. Retrieved
1802:
1790:. Retrieved
1761:. Retrieved
1755:. Mariners.
1747:
1728:
1722:
1710:. Retrieved
1696:
1684:. Retrieved
1676:"SS El Hind"
1670:
1658:. Retrieved
1644:
1632:. Retrieved
1603:. Retrieved
1589:
1577:. Retrieved
1566:
1557:
1545:. Retrieved
1541:the original
1536:
1526:
1518:
1514:
1504:24 September
1502:. Retrieved
1498:the original
1475:15 September
1473:. Retrieved
1469:the original
1462:
1440:15 September
1438:. Retrieved
1411:16 September
1409:. Retrieved
1404:the original
1398:
1375:
1351:
1343:the original
1308:
1298:15 September
1296:. Retrieved
1292:the original
1285:
1248:. Retrieved
1239:
1230:
1211:
1192:
1180:. Retrieved
1171:
1162:
1150:. Retrieved
1141:
1132:
1081:
1078:Netherlands
1064:
1052:Rod El Farag
1051:
1031:Rod El Farag
1030:
1014:Norse Trader
1013:
997:Norse Trader
996:
974:
947:
929:
912:
899:
882:
869:
850:
837:
818:
805:
802:Netherlands
788:
771:
752:
729:Fort Crevier
728:
712:Fort Crevier
711:
699:Empire Indus
698:
682:Empire Indus
681:
654:
635:
618:
599:
581:
562:
542:Fort Stikine
541:
539:
522:
510:
486:
483:
472:
455:
423:
415:South Mumbai
403:
397:
395:
354:
319:
316:
299:
295:
277:gold bullion
222:
212:
202:was a 7,142
199:Fort Stikine
198:
194:
190:Fort Stikine
189:
172:Fort Stikine
171:
154:
150:
148:
25:
18:
2567:Fladengrund
2219:Empire ship
2217:See also:-
1595:"SS Baroda"
1579:28 November
1356:Ennis, John
1313:Ennis, John
1142:History.com
987:Royal Navy
960:Royal Navy
767:Netherlands
540:Apart from
112: /
87:Coordinates
21:‹ The
2874:Ship fires
2858:Categories
2832:March 1944
2623:Athabaskan
2621:HMCS
2282:Shipwrecks
2231:Ocean ship
2090:Fort ships
1988:5 November
1712:5 November
1686:5 November
1605:5 November
1120:References
967:was sunk.
634:HMIS
598:HMHS
442:Khar Danda
430:Vile Parle
404:Mumbaikars
241:explosives
225:Birkenhead
133:Casualties
100:72°50′42″E
97:18°57′10″N
2797:USS
2786:USS
2749:Chantilly
2732:USS
2721:USS
2710:USS
2610:USS
2512:USS
2485:USS
2380:USS
2227:Park ship
1962:15 August
1899:15 August
1870:13 August
1844:13 August
1834:"Waikawa"
1818:13 August
1792:13 August
1763:13 August
1704:. Uboat.
1660:13 August
1634:15 August
1519:The Times
1464:The Hindu
1022:Hong Kong
973:HMS
946:HMS
900:Jalapadma
883:Jalapadma
736:Fort ship
619:Chantilly
600:Chantilly
480:Aftermath
434:Santacruz
426:Ghatkopar
419:Ghatkopar
253:munitions
245:torpedoes
233:Port Said
229:Gibraltar
167:freighter
138:800+ dead
128:ship fire
30:is being
2845:May 1944
2799:Seahorse
2795:29 Apr:
2784:27 Apr:
2774:24 Apr:
2766:20 Apr:
2756:16 Apr:
2741:14 Apr:
2730:13 Apr:
2719:11 Apr:
2708:10 Apr:
2655:30 Apr:
2619:29 Apr:
2608:28 Apr:
2592:27 Apr:
2563:26 Apr:
2553:23 Apr:
2543:22 Apr:
2533:21 Apr:
2526:Voorbode
2514:Lansdale
2510:20 Apr:
2500:19 Apr:
2483:18 Apr:
2467:17 Apr:
2457:16 Apr:
2447:15 Apr:
2431:14 Apr:
2424:Ikazuchi
2421:13 Apr:
2411:12 Apr:
2395:11 Apr:
2378:10 Apr:
1982:Archived
1956:Archived
1936:7 August
1930:Archived
1893:Archived
1864:Archived
1838:Archived
1812:Archived
1786:Archived
1757:Archived
1706:Archived
1680:Archived
1654:Archived
1628:Archived
1599:Archived
1573:Archived
1434:Archived
1250:22 March
1244:Archived
1219:Archived
1200:Archived
1182:22 March
1176:Archived
1172:BBC News
1152:22 March
1146:Archived
1098:See also
930:Kingyuan
913:Kingyuan
838:Graciosa
819:Graciosa
496:(B flag)
284:Incident
271:, scrap
197:SS
71:Location
34:. ›
23:template
2777:LST-407
2692:2 Apr:
2612:LST-507
2556:Amagiri
2487:Gudgeon
2398:Akigumo
2368:9 Apr:
2352:8 Apr:
2336:7 Apr:
2320:6 Apr:
2310:4 Apr:
2300:3 Apr:
2290:2 Apr:
1547:1 March
1358:. p. 84
1315:. p. 25
1089:coaster
1082:Tinombo
1065:Tinombo
1010:Panama
975:LCP 866
948:LCP 323
655:El Hind
636:El Hind
530:Byculla
452:Salvage
408:transl.
237:Karachi
213:Stikine
2788:Etamin
2734:Bashaw
2712:Holder
2642:Sirène
2636:PT-346
2601:Yūbari
2565:V 606
2382:SC-497
2196:Events
2011:
1735:
1076:
1043:
1008:
924:
894:
865:Panama
862:
833:Norway
830:
800:
764:
723:
693:
647:
611:
582:Baroda
574:
563:Baroda
556:Notes
473:Gawler
323:date.
318:1944.
307:Shimla
269:timber
261:cotton
163:Mumbai
76:Bombay
2747:HMHS
2701:Ro-46
2674:U-355
2668:U-193
2658:Ro-45
2648:U-421
2629:I-183
2595:U-803
2579:U-488
2573:I-180
2546:U-311
2536:M 553
2503:U-974
2476:U-986
2470:U-342
2460:U-550
2450:No. 7
2440:U-448
2414:I-174
2404:U-108
2371:U-515
2361:U-962
2345:U-856
2329:U-455
2323:U-302
2313:I-169
2303:U-288
2293:U-360
1125:Notes
1046:Egypt
671:as a
550:Ship
471:HMAS
249:mines
161:(now
125:Cause
2828:1945
2820:1944
2812:1943
2723:Cero
2695:I-46
2634:USS
2388:U-68
2009:ISBN
1990:2019
1964:2014
1938:2015
1901:2014
1872:2014
1846:2014
1820:2014
1794:2014
1765:2012
1733:ISBN
1714:2019
1688:2019
1662:2014
1636:2014
1607:2019
1581:2014
1549:2016
1506:2019
1477:2012
1442:2012
1413:2012
1376:Life
1300:2012
1252:2016
1184:2016
1154:2016
963:The
870:Iran
851:Iran
744:hulk
462:RNVR
438:Khar
327:Loss
320:Time
313:News
273:iron
235:and
195:The
153:(or
149:The
63:Time
55:Date
2355:U-2
2339:I-2
1086:GRT
1056:GRT
1018:GRT
934:GRT
904:GRT
874:GRT
842:GRT
810:GRT
776:GRT
733:GRT
703:GRT
659:GRT
623:GRT
586:GRT
265:oil
188:SS
170:SS
2860::
2745:,
2698:,
2671:,
2645:,
2639:,
2632:,
2626:,
2598:,
2582:,
2576:,
2570:,
2523:,
2517:,
2490:,
2473:,
2437:,
2401:,
2385:,
2358:,
2342:,
2326:,
2233:,
2229:,
2225:,
2221:,
1924:.
1909:^
1880:^
1773:^
1615:^
1565:.
1535:.
1485:^
1461:.
1450:^
1421:^
1397:.
1384:^
1374:.
1363:^
1320:^
1284:.
1260:^
1242:.
1238:.
1170:.
1144:.
1140:.
267:,
247:,
243:,
231:,
78:,
2268:e
2261:t
2254:v
2237:.
2207:)
2082:e
2075:t
2068:v
2017:.
1992:.
1966:.
1940:.
1903:.
1874:.
1848:.
1822:.
1796:.
1767:.
1741:.
1716:.
1690:.
1664:.
1638:.
1609:.
1583:.
1551:.
1508:.
1479:.
1444:.
1415:.
1302:.
1254:.
1186:.
1156:.
406:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
