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When Three Boilers Exploded: The Morning 66 Sailors Died Aboard Bennington
When Three Boilers Exploded: The Morning 66 Sailors Died Aboard Bennington
San Diego harbor, July 21, 1905: a clear morning, no enemy in sight, and yet three separate mechanical failures inside USS Bennington's boiler room converged at once, killing 66 men - more Navy lives than the entire Spanish-American War. How could three independent systems fail simultaneously on a ship that had crossed oceans, claimed islands, and survived combat?
In this episode, we tell the story of the USS Bennington from her construction and long Pacific service to her return to San Diego and the fatal morning two…
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