Caption | Cargo ship Fort Stikine after the explosion, Victoria Dock, Bombay, India, late Apr 1944 ww2dbase | |
Photographer | Unknown | |
Source | ww2dbaseWikimedia Commons | |
Link to Source | Link | |
Photos at Same Place | Bombay, India | |
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |
Licensing | This work is believed to be in the public domain. Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
Did you enjoy this photograph or find this photograph helpful? If so, please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 per month will go a long way! Thank you. Share this photograph with your friends: Stay updated with WW2DB: |
Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Amey Kubal says:
3 Nov 2021 05:24:25 PM
This isn't the Stikine. In fact, very little was found of the ship herself let alone a floating hulk after two explosions. Thus is either Fort Cevalier or SS Chantilly.
3 Nov 2021 05:24:25 PM
This isn't the Stikine. In fact, very little was found of the ship herself let alone a floating hulk after two explosions. Thus is either Fort Cevalier or SS Chantilly.
All visitor submitted comments are opinions of those making the submissions and do not reflect views of WW2DB.
Search WW2DB
Modern Day Location
WW2-Era Place Name | Bombay, Bombay, India |
Lat/Long | 18.9528, 72.8450 |
Random Photograph
Current Site Statistics
- » 1,145 biographies
- » 336 events
- » 43,415 timeline entries
- » 1,237 ships
- » 349 aircraft models
- » 207 vehicle models
- » 372 weapon models
- » 123 historical documents
- » 259 facilities
- » 468 book reviews
- » 28,364 photos
- » 432 maps
Famous WW2 Quote
"We no longer demand anything, we want war."Joachim von Ribbentrop, German Foreign Minister, Aug 1939
Support Us
Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 a month will go a long way. Thank you!
Or, please support us by purchasing some WW2DB merchandise at TeeSpring, Thank you!
10 Jun 2016 12:52:27 AM
The British cargo ship, Fort Stikine, carrying 1,400 tons of explosives and 124 gold bars worth £1 million, caught fire in Bombay harbour, India and exploded, showering the docks with blazing debris. The blast and tidal wave which followed sank four ships and damage a further eleven, one of which, a troopship, was hurled out of the water and onto the roof of a warehouse. Half an hour later, the wreck of the Fort Stikine was devastated by a second massive explosion which threw debris 3,000 feet into the air and over a square mile of the docks and city. The two explosions killed 231 and injured a further 476. The bodies of more than 500 dock workers and civilians were also recovered, another 1,000 people simply disappeared and 2,000 were hospitalised. Eleven ships were lost. In 1960 a dredger working in the harbour recovered a single gold bar