T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion
WEBThe T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion, sometimes called the Morgan Munitions Depot explosion or similar titles, began at 7:36 pm EDT on Friday, October 4, 1918, at a World War I ammunition plant in the Morgan area of Sayreville in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
HM Factory, Gretna - Wikipedia
WEBBeginning in the 1930s, up to 2,500 acres (1,000 ha) of Site 2, at Mossband, became the Central Ammunition Depot, CAD Longtown. After World War II it became known as Base Ammunition Depot, BAD Longtown.
Black Tom explosion - Wikipedia
WEBBlack Tom was a major munitions depot for the northeastern United States. Until April 6, 1917, the United States was neutral in respect to World War I and its munitions companies earlier in the war could sell to any buyer.
Rediscovering the Ruins of a Catastrophic WWI Explosion Everyone Forgot
WEBby Sarah Blake April 2, 2014. A man stands in the massive crater left by the 1918 Morgan explosion. In 1918 the United States was standing at the latter years of World War I, a conflict that...
Domestic Sabotage: The Explosion at Black Tom Island - U.S.
WEBIn the early morning hours of July 30, 1916, a munitions depot located on Black Tom Island, in Jersey City, NJ, was deliberately sabotaged to prevent supplies from being delivered to Britain and France during World War I. Due to a shortage of cargo ships, stockpiles of ammunition and explosives sat in warehouses, railroad box cars, and on ...
A look back at the 1918 Sayreville Shell Loading Plant explosion
WEBOct 5, 2020 · The plant, also known as the Morgan Depot, was producing 32,000 artillery shells a day for the American war effort in World War I. It is estimated that the volume of the ammunition that...
World War One: HM Factory Gretna's vital munitions role
WEBJul 31, 2014 · Built to produce much-needed ammunition for Britain's out-gunned troops in the early years of World War One, HM Factory Gretna was a game-changer. Its role in the war effort - and the remarkable...
JOINT MUNITIONS COMMAND HISTORY - United States Army
WEBNov 1, 1979 · Many of the Army's 105 Civil War depots would remain active well into the 20th century and provide the basis for an expanded Army in the Spanish-American War and World War I(WWI). The...
First World War: Munitions Factories | Historic England
WEBHistoric England investigations have identified 150 out of 218 First World War government factories in England that manufactured everything from tanks and gas masks, to bullets and shells. These include those that were requisitioned for the war effort, as well as purpose-built factories constructed to the latest design principles.
Chilwell explosion: Events mark centenary of factory blast
WEBJul 1, 2018 · The centenary of the most deadly explosion on British soil during World War One is being marked by a series of events. The blast tore through the Chilwell munitions depot on 1 July 1918 and...
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