File:USS Solar (DE-221) at the Naval Ammunition Depot Earle, New Jersey (USA), 30 April 1946.jpg
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English: A fireboat tries to put out the fires aboard the U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Solar (DE-221) at the Naval Ammunition Depot Earle, New Jersey (USA), 30 April 1946. Solar was at the Naval Ammunition Depot Earle to discharge ammunition. The operation went smoothly until, shortly after 11:30 hrs, one of the crewmen dropped a hedgehog charge. The sailor was able to escape with relatively minor injuries, but three ensuing explosions blasted the ship near her number 2 upper handling rooms. Her number 2 gun was demolished and the bridge, main battery director, and mast were all blown aft and to starboard. Both sides of the ship were torn open, and her deck was aflame. The order to abandon ship came after the second explosion and was carried out expeditiously. Nevertheless, the accident claimed the lives of seven sailors and injured 125 others. |
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| Source | U.S. Navy All Hands magazine June 1946, p. 40. |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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