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The Alum Chine explosion was a disaster that occurred in the Patapsco River near Baltimore, Maryland on March 7, 1913.[1]

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  1. 14 relations: Alum Chine, Baltimore, Bournemouth, Chine, Dynamite, Fort Carroll, Fort McHenry Tunnel, Inquest, Nitroglycerin, Panama Canal, Patapsco River, Port of Baltimore, Tramp trade, USS Jason (AC-12).

  2. 1913 disasters in the United States
  3. 1913 fires in the United States
  4. 1913 in Maryland
  5. Events in Baltimore
  6. Explosions in 1913
  7. March 1913 events in the United States
  8. Patapsco River
  9. Transportation disasters in Maryland

Alum Chine

Alum Chine is the largest chine in Bournemouth, England.

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Baltimore

Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland.

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Bournemouth

Bournemouth is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England.

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Chine

A chine is a steep-sided coastal gorge where a river flows to the sea through, typically, soft eroding cliffs of sandstone or clays.

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Dynamite

Dynamite is an explosive made of nitroglycerin, sorbents (such as powdered shells or clay), and stabilizers.

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Fort Carroll

Fort Carroll is a artificial island and abandoned hexagonal sea fort in the middle of the Patapsco River, just south of Baltimore, Maryland.

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Fort McHenry Tunnel

The Fort McHenry Tunnel is a four-tube, bi-directional tunnel that carries traffic on Interstate 95 (I-95) underneath the Baltimore Harbor.

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Inquest

An inquest is a judicial inquiry in common law jurisdictions, particularly one held to determine the cause of a person's death.

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Nitroglycerin

Nitroglycerin (NG) (alternative spelling of nitroglycerine), also known as trinitroglycerol (TNG), nitro, glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), or 1,2,3-trinitroxypropane, is a dense, colorless or pale yellow, oily, explosive liquid most commonly produced by nitrating glycerol with white fuming nitric acid under conditions appropriate to the formation of the nitric acid ester.

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Panama Canal

The Panama Canal (Canal de Panamá) is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, cutting across the Isthmus of Panama, and is a conduit for maritime trade.

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Patapsco River

The Patapsco River mainstem is a river in central Maryland that flows into the Chesapeake Bay.

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Port of Baltimore

The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore is a shipping port along the tidal basins of the three branches of the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, on the upper northwest shore of the Chesapeake Bay.

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Tramp trade

A boat or ship engaged in the tramp trade is one which does not have a fixed schedule, itinerary nor published ports of call, and trades on the spot market as opposed to freight liners.

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USS Jason (AC-12)

USS Jason (AC-12/AV-2) was a collier in service with the United States Navy from 1913 to 1932.

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See also

1913 disasters in the United States

1913 fires in the United States

1913 in Maryland

  • Alum Chine explosion

Events in Baltimore

Explosions in 1913

March 1913 events in the United States

Patapsco River

Transportation disasters in Maryland

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alum_Chine_explosion