>>. . . .records indicate that anthracite, not bituminous coal was stored in
the bunker adjacent to the reserve six-inch magazine. BTW, Wagner points out
that bituminous coal is NOT subject to spontaneous combustion but anthracite
coal IS.<< I need to correct my post from a few days ago. I reveresed the types of coal in these lines. Bituminous coal IS subject to spontaneous combustion and was stored next to the MAINE's magazine. An 1898 U.S. Navy study stated that there had never been a report of spontaneous combustion in anthracite coal. Mark Hayes Naval Historical Center