User:JuniperisCommunis/List of Boiler Explosions
This article contains a list of steam boiler explosions including (but not limited to) railway locomotive, marine transport (military and civilian), and stationary power.
List Of Boiler Explosions
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| Event | Date (MM/DD) | Type | Nation | City/Locale | Killed | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savery Explosion[1] | 1716: | Industrial | UK  |
-- | 1 | -- |
| Brunton's Mechanical Traveller | 1815: | Locomotive | UK |
Philadelphia | 16 | -- |
| Locomotion No 1 | 1828: | Locomotive | UK |
-- | 1 | -- |
| Best Friend of Charleston | 1831: 06/17 | Locomotive | US  |
Charleston, SC | -- | -- |
| Firth Woolen Mill[2] | 1850: | Industrial | UK |
Halifax, West Yorkshire | 10 | -- |
| The Hague Street Explosion[3] | 1850: 02/04 | Industrial | US |
New York, NY | 67 | 50~ |
| SS Canemah | 1853: 08/08 | Marine (Civilian) | US |
Champoeg, OR | 1 | -- |
| SS Shoalwater | 1853: 05/-- | Marine (Civilian) | US |
Rock Island, OR | -- | -- |
| SS Gazelle | 1854: 04/08 | Marine (Civilian) | US |
Oregon City, OR | 1 | -- |
| Fieldhouse Mills[4] | 1855: 07/15 | Industrial | UK |
Rochdale, Greater Manchester | 10 | 13 |
| SS Pennsylvania | 1858: 06/13 | Marine (Civilian) | US |
Memphis, TN | 250+ | -- |
| Hembrigg Mills[5] | 1863: 06/27 | Industrial | UK |
Morley, West Yorkshire | 9 | -- |
| Calcutta Explosion | 1863: --/-- | -- | IN  |
Kolkata, West Bengal | -- | -- |
| USS Chenango | 1864: 04/15 | Marine (Military) | US |
New York City, NY | 33 | -- |
| SS Sultana | 1865: 04/27 | Marine (Civilian) | US |
Memphis, Tennessee | 1800~ | -- |
| Town & Son Factory[6] | 1869: 06/09 | Industrial | UK |
Bingley, West Yorkshire | 15 | -- |
| SS Senator | 1875: 05/06 | Marine (Civilian) | US |
Portland, OR | -- | -- |
| HMS Thunderer | 1876: 07/14 | Marine (Military) | UK |
Portsmouth Harbour | 45 | 70~ |
| Railway Explosion | 1881: 12/21 | Locomotive | AU  |
New South Wales | -- | -- |
| North East Dundas Tramway | 1892: 06/18 | Locomotive | AU |
Tasmania | -- | -- |
| SS Annie Faxon | 1893: 04/14 | Marine (Civilian) | US |
Columbia River | 8 | -- |
| Grover Shoe Factory disaster | 1905: 03/20 | Industrial | US |
Brockton, Massachusetts | 58 | 150 |
| HMS Implacable | 1905: 07/12 | Marine (Military) | UK |
-- | 2 | -- |
| USS Bennington | 1905: 07/21 | Marine (Military) | US |
San Diego, CA | 66 | -- |
| HMS Implacable | 1906: 08/16 | Marine (Military) | UK |
-- | 2 | -- |
| SS Sarah Dixon | 1912: 01/18 | Marine (Civilian) | US |
Kalama, WA | 3 | -- |
| Southern Pacific Roundhouse | 1912: 03/18 | Locomotive | US |
San Antonio, Texas | 26 | -- |
| Rumney Shed | 1912: 04/21 | Locomotive | UK |
Cardiff, Wales | -- | -- |
| Destroyer Ikazuchi | 1913: 10/09 | Marine (Military) | JP  |
Ominato | -- | -- |
| Buxton | 1921: 11/11 | Locomotive | UK |
Buxton | -- | -- |
| LMS 6399 Fury | 1930: 02/10 | Locomotive | UK |
-- | 1 | -- |
| SS Henry Eckford | 1841: 04/27 | Marine (Civilian) | US |
New York City, NY | 1 | 2 |
| SS Cascades | 1943: | Marine (Civilian) | US |
Portland, OR | -- | -- |
| USATC S160 Class Failures | 1943, 1944 | Locomotive | UK |
-- | -- | -- |
| Union Pacific 9000 Class | 1948: 10/20 | Locomotive | US |
-- | 3 | -- |
| British Railways | 1962: 01/24 | Locomotive | UK |
Bletchley | 0 | 2 |
| Bitterfeld Railway | 1977: 11/27 | Locomotive | DE (GDR)  |
Bitterfeld | 9 | 45 |
| USS Willamette | 1995: 06/29 | Marine (Civilian) | US |
-- | 0 | 7 |
Key Safety Developments
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| Year | Event/Activity | Type | Nation | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1847 | Institution of Chartered Mechanical Engineers | Technical Society | UK |
IMechE formed, emphasizing the importance of specialized mechanical knowledge, particularly with respect to steam power (i.e., see also Institution of Civil Engineers) |
| 1855 | Steam Users' Association[7] | Technical Society | UK |
In Manchester, the "Association for the Prevention of Steam Boiler Explosions, and for effecting Economy in the Raising and Use of Steam" is formed and, eschewing direct regulation, advocates creation of trained inspectors.[8] Later adds the prefix "Manchester Steam Users' ..." to the name. |
| 1864 | Bengal Act VI of 1864[9] | Legislation | IN |
Provided for the inspection of steam boilers in and around Kolkatta |
| 1866 | Hartford Insurance Co. | Commercial | US |
The first boiler insurance company in the U.S. is established in Hartford, CT[10] |
| 1880 | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Technical Society | US |
ASME formed, largely in response to calls for improvements in boiler safety |
| 1882 | Boiler Explosions Act, 1882[11] | Legislation | UK |
Required notice of a boiler explosion to be sent to the Board of Trade within 24 hours of occurrence and established inquiry authorizations |
| 1884 | ASME Boiler Testing Code | Safety Standard | US |
The "Code for the Conduct of Trials of Steam Boilers", the first U.S. code for conducting boiler tests, is issued |
| 1890 | Boiler Explosions Act, 1890[12] | Legislation | UK |
Extended 1882 requirements to marine vessels |
| 1911 | Uniform Boiler Rules, Massachusetts[13] | Legislation | US |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts adopts uniform boiler rules, the first state-wide boiler code to apply in the U.S. Equivalent rules are quickly adopted by other states (e.g., Ohio) |
| 1915 | ASME Boiler Code[14] | Safety Standard | US |
The ASME Boiler Code Committee issues "Standards for Specifications and Construction of Boilers and Other Containing Vessels in Which High Pressure is Contained" |
References
- ^ Le Van, William Barnet (1892). Safety-Valves: Their History, Antecedents, Invention and Calculation. New York: Norman W. Henley & Co. pp. 134–135.
{{cite book}}: External link in|title= - ^ "Boiler Explosion at Halifax". The Mechanics' Magazine. LIII: 488–489. 1850.
{{cite journal}}: External link in|title=|month=ignored (help) - ^ Common Council, New York, NY (1850). Report of the Special Committee: Catastrophe In Hague Street. New York: McSpedon & Baker.
{{cite book}}: External link in|title={{cite book}}: External link in|title={{cite journal}}: External link in|title= - ^ Dodsley, James (1855). The Annual Register, Entry for July 15, 1854: Terrific Boiler Explosion At Rochdale. London: F. & J. Rivington. p. 112.
{{cite book}}: External link in|title= - ^ William, Smith (1866). Rambles about Morley. London: John Russell Smith.
{{cite book}}: External link in|title= - ^ Burke, Edmund (1869). The Annual Register, Entry for June 9, 1869. p. 55.
{{cite book}}: External link in|title= - ^ Fairbairn, William (1855 (1st Ed.)). Useful Information For Engineers, Lecture III "On Boiler Explosions: The remedies applicable for the prevention of accidents arising from explosions" and Appendix IV "Association for the Prevention of Steam Boiler Explosions" . London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green (4th Ed.). pp. 75–83, 350-353 (4th Ed., 1864).
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|year=(help); External link in|title= - ^ Fletcher, Lavington E. (October 1869). "Boiler Explosions". Van Nostrand's Eclectic Engineering Magazine. I (X): 940–941.
{{cite journal}}: External link in|title= - ^ Bombay Legislative Council (1870). Proceedings of the Council of the Governor of Bombay. Government Central Press. p. 85.
{{cite book}}: External link in|title= - ^ Zartman, Lester William (1909). Fire Insurance, Chapter XIX. Steam Boiler Insurance. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. pp. 352–353.
{{cite book}}: External link in|title= - ^ Great Britain (1882). The Law Journal Reports for the Year 1882, Boiler Explosions Act (Chapter 22). pp. 41–43.
{{cite book}}: External link in|title= - ^ Great Britain (1890). The Practical Statutes of the Session 1890, Boiler Explosions Act, 1890. London: Horace Cox. pp. 332–333.
{{cite book}}: External link in|title= - ^ Heine Safety Boiler Co. (1920). Steam Boiler Engineering. St. Louis, Missouri: Heine Safety Boiler Co. p. 51.
{{cite book}}: External link in|title= - ^ Croft, Terrell (Ed.) (1921). Steam Boilers, Division 4 "Boiler Codes and Inspection Laws". New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. p. 73-76.
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Further Reading
Contemporary Listings and Accounts
- Abel, F. A. (March 1875). "On Accidental Explosions". Notices of the Proceedings at the Meetings of the Members of the Royal Institution: 390–396.
{{cite journal}}: External link in|title= - Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (1877). Parliamentary Papers, "361. Boiler Explosions" (For Years 1875-1876). London: HMSO.
{{cite book}}: External link in|title= - Manchester Steam Users Association for the Prevention of Steam Boiler Explosions (Founded 1855)
- "July 31st Meeting". The Civil Engineer & Architect's Journal. 29 (September 1): 265–267. 1866.
{{cite journal}}: External link in|title= - "September 25st Meeting". The Civil Engineer & Architect's Journal. 29 (November 1): 333–336. 1866.
{{cite journal}}: External link in|title= - "October 30th Meeting". The Civil Engineer & Architect's Journal. 29 (December 1): 359–. 1866.
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- "July 31st Meeting". The Civil Engineer & Architect's Journal. 29 (September 1): 265–267. 1866.
- Marten, Edward Bindon. Records of Steam Boiler Explosions. London: E. & F. N. Spon.
{{cite book}}: External link in|title= - The National Boiler Insurance Company
- "Abstract of Report". The Civil Engineer & Architect's Journal. 29 (February 1st): 39–40. 1866.
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- "Abstract of Report". The Civil Engineer & Architect's Journal. 29 (February 1st): 39–40. 1866.
- Redfield, William C. (1839). Letter To The Secretary Of The Treasury, On The History and Causes of Steamboat Explosions And The Means Of Prevention. New York: william Osborn.
{{cite book}}: External link in|title= - Stryker, James (March 1849). "Steam Boiler Explosions". Strykers American Register and Magazine. II (I): 100–101.
{{cite journal}}: External link in|title= - Thurston, R. H. (1903 (3rd Ed.)). Steam-Boiler Explosions In Theory And In Practice, Chapter: The Statistics of Explosions. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
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Other
- For a short status of European steam users' associations and boiler insurance companies c. 1897, see Hale, R. S. (April 1897). "European Boiler Practice". Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies. XVIII (4): 242–243.
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