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155mm Shells at the Alabama Army Ammunition Plant four miles north of Childersburg, Alabama - June 1942
The Alabama Army Ammunition Plant was built in 1941 and was operated by DuPont. The facility produced nitrocellulose (NC), trinitrotoluene (TNT), dinitrotoluene (DNT), tetryl, and single-base smokeless powder. At its peak, production was nearly 40 million pounds of munitions per month and also produced heavy water for the Manhattan Project.
The complex covered more than 35,000 acres and was closed in August 1945.
The Alabama Army Ammunition Plant was built in 1941 and was operated by DuPont. The facility produced nitrocellulose (NC), trinitrotoluene (TNT), dinitrotoluene (DNT), tetryl, and single-base smokeless powder. At its peak, production was nearly 40 million pounds of munitions per month and also produced heavy water for the Manhattan Project.
The complex covered more than 35,000 acres and was closed in August 1945.