http://gcaptain.disqus.com/A blog about ships!enMon, 09 Feb 2009 22:41:52 -0000http://gcaptain.com/worlds-largest-non-nuclear-explosion/#comment-40748222<p>Some really big explosions: Minor scale &amp; misty picture c. 4800t ea., Heligoland c. 4-6500t, but all around the island, Texas City c. 2-4000t, Port Chicago c. 5000t, Pepcon c. 1000t, Morgan (Sayerville, NJ), c1-2000t, Black tom (Jersey City) up to 1000t, Nixon Nitration, not well known, (Edison, NJ), perhaps 4000t, Oppau up to 4500t, Fauld, c. 3700t, Picatinny Arsenal (NJ) c. 500-1000t, not all at once, Ripple rock, 1375t, Medeo Dam 3600 and 3900t in two blasts years apart. Bombay docks c. 1400t.</p><p>One good source is Biasutti's History of Eccidents in the Explosives Industry. I don't have the volume in front of me, so the spelling of the author's name and title might be a little off. Wikipedia has a good list too.</p><p>Of these blasts, 4 happened in NJ, my home state - ouch!</p>T. DowlingMon, 09 Feb 2009 22:41:52 -0000http://gcaptain.com/worlds-largest-non-nuclear-explosion/#comment-1350684<p>Will do, thanks Jeremy.</p>adminTue, 13 May 2008 10:41:39 -0000http://gcaptain.com/worlds-largest-non-nuclear-explosion/#comment-1350683<p>This articles title needs to be changed. One of the worlds largest non-nuclear explosion leveled most of Halifax in 1917 and involved nearly twice the explosives (<a href="http://www3.sympatico.ca/goweezer/canada/blowup.htm)" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www3.sympatico.ca/goweezer/canada/blowup.htm)">http://www3.sympatico.ca/go...</a>.<br>There is a more extensive list of the largest non-nuclear explosions on wikipedia (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_non-nuclear_explosions)" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_non-nuclear_explosions)">http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...</a>.</p>Jeremy DayTue, 13 May 2008 03:05:01 -0000