Pearl Harbor's OTHER Catastrophe | The West Loch Disaster | WW2 (Patreon)

Pearl Harbor's OTHER Catastrophe | The West Loch Disaster | Extra History

📚 When you're done learning about the West Loch Disaster, check out our 2026 History Happens Every Day Calendar here: https://bit.ly/ExtraHistory2026Calendar Everyone remembers December 7th, but few know what happened at Pearl Harbor’s West Loch just months before the Invasion of Saipan. On May 21, 1944, a catastrophic chain of explosions ripped through a fleet of U.S. LSTs loaded with troops, tanks, fuel, and ammunition. Killing over 160 men and wounding hundreds more. * Watch Extra History ad-free & get 1-week early access on *NEBULA* https://go.nebula.tv/extrahistory * Suggest & Vote on our next episodes, get exclusive content & 24-hour early access on *PATREON* https://bit.ly/EHPatreon * Show off your fandom with *MERCH* from our store! http://extracredits.store/ * Interested in sponsoring an episode?* Email us: extracredits@standard.tv https://twitter.com/extracreditz | https://www.facebook.com/ExtraCredits/ | http://instagram.com/extracredits | https://www.tiktok.com/@extracreditz GAMING: https://www.youtube.com/@extracredits | http://www.twitch.tv/extracredits/ https://bsky.app/profile/extracredits.bsky.social Thanks for the high-quality conversations & for following our community guidelines here: https://bit.ly/ECFansRNice Artist: David Hueso | Writer: Robert Rath | Researcher: A. Siso | Showrunner & Narrator: Matthew Krol | Video Editor: Devon House Creative | Audio Editor: Clean Waves | Studio Director: Geoffry Zatkin | Social Media: Kat Rider | ♪ Music by Demetori: http://bit.ly/1EQA5N7 | #ExtraHistory #insertname #History