Black Tom explosion

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf explosive
act of sabotage
gptkbp:aftermath led to increased security at US ports
gptkbp:casualties over 100 injured
at least 4 killed
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:damageCost $20 million (1916 USD)
gptkbp:date July 30, 1916
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Black Tom explosion
gptkbp:impact damaged Statue of Liberty
windows shattered in Manhattan
gptkbp:investigatedBy gptkb:Bureau_of_Investigation
gptkbp:legalOutcome Mixed Claims Commission awarded damages to US
gptkbp:location gptkb:Jersey_City,_New_Jersey
Black Tom Island
gptkbp:memorial Black Tom Memorial at Liberty State Park
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:German_agents
gptkbp:purpose to prevent munitions from reaching Allied forces
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:significance one of the largest artificial non-nuclear explosions in history
gptkbp:target munitions depot
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Black_Tom
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7