National Security Journal on MSN

HMS Vanguard was the last battleship ever built in human history, never fired her guns in combat, appeared in a war film, and was sold for scrap

HMS Vanguard was laid down in 1941 and commissioned on August 9, 1946 — after the war she was built for had already ended. At ...

Paint vapors determined as cause of fatal Staten Island shipyard explosion

Investigators determined the blast and fire were caused by “flammable vapors associated with industrial grade paint within ...

Investigators Look Into Staten Island Blasts That Killed Shipyard Worker

The explosions at May Ship Repair Contracting Corporation, which erupted after a fire on a dock, killed one of the company’s ...
The New York Times

Deadly Explosion Was Caused by Paint Vapors, Fire Dept. Says

A series of explosions at a Staten Island shipyard killed one man and injured more than 30 firefighters on Friday. The accident occurred when paint vapors ignited in a confined space, the department ...

Investigators looking for cause of fatal New York shipyard blast

Investigators are combing through a New York City shipyard trying to find the cause of a fire and explosion that killed one ...

Investigators looking for cause of fatal New York explosion that also wounded over 30 firefighters

Investigators are combing through a New York City shipyard trying to find the cause of a fire and explosion that killed one ...