Talk:USS LST-353

Latest comment: 11 years ago by 121.216.97.224 in topic Wreckage still visible today.

Internal explosion?

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It strains credulity that an "internal explosion" in this one ship would also destroy 4 other ships. Was it crammed full of TNT? Why is there no article on the "West Loch" explosion? Edison (talk) 04:54, 25 June 2008 (UTC)Reply

Another triumph of planning at Pearl. [1]. Gasoline or a dropped mortar shell started the explosion which took out several closely spaces ships. Nimitz saw no reason to make adjustments in the future in how closely ships loaded with fuel and explosives were docked since it was a "calculated risk." Edison (talk) 05:00, 25 June 2008 (UTC)Reply

Wreckage still visible today.

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The remnants of LST-353 are still visible today. See Google Earth 21 21'25.90"N 157 59'49.71"W 121.216.97.224 (talk) 11:47, 13 December 2012 (UTC)Reply