Port Chicago

Port Chicago can refer to:

  • Port Chicago, California, former town in the United States
  • Port Chicago disaster, deadly explosion that occurred at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Port Chicago, California on 17 July 1944, killing 320 people
    • Port Chicago Mutiny, consequence of the Port Chicago disaster, when 258 sailors, a month later, refused to work unless guaranteed safety improvements
    • Port Chicago 50, 50 survivors of the Port Chicago disaster were convicted by the Navy of mutiny
  • Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, at the site of the disaster

Famous quotes containing the word port:

    “The very best place to be in all the world is St. Mary’s parish, Jamaica. And the best spot in St. Mary’s is Port Maria, though all of St. Mary’s is fine. Old Maker put himself to a lot of trouble to make that part of the island of Jamaica, for everything there is perfect.”
    —Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)