Keywords: US Navy 040521-N-3228G-016 Pacific Fleet's deputy chief of staff for Logistics, Fleet Supply and Ordnance, Rear Adm. Michael S. Roesner, speaks to guests and survivors at the 60th Commemoration of the West Loch Disaster.jpg en Pearl Harbor Hawaii May 21 2004 - Pacific Fleet's deputy chief of staff for Logistics Fleet Supply and Ordnance Rear Adm Michael S Roesner speaks to guests and survivors at the 60th Commemoration of the West Loch Disaster near Pearl Harbor with the wreckage of Tank Landing Ship Four Eight Zero LST-480 in the background LST-480 was one of 29 LSTs gathered in Pearl Harbor's West Loch loading ammunition in preparation for the invasion of Saipan On May 21 1944 a sudden explosion resulted in a deadly chain reaction The explosions left 163 dead and 396 injured and eight ships lost More than 125 invited guests and ceremony participants commemorated the tragedy and honored the nine survivors present at Naval Magazine Pearl Harbor U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class William R Goodwin RELEASED 2004-05-21 040521-N-3228G-016 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 14329 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class William R Goodwin PD-USGov-Military-Navy Pearl Harbor commemoration Photographs by William R Goodwin |