Destroyer No. 18 May 2003. Subchaser 297 gasoline explosion burned Gunners Mate 2 class Edward John Gaynor who died 14 days later, and Machinists Mate 1 class Joseph P. Chadderon who died two days later. 7 February 1863. 226 (1877) Importance of Complete Reports and Logs, General Order No. 21 May 1958. The Marines, from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, were traveling in a large transport truck (LVS--Logistics Vehicle System) when it rolled over approximately 30 km. Babcock was assigned to the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station in Bahrain. Ensign Russell D. Tibbitts died in seaplane loss off Fenwick Sound Light Ship. 14 October 2005. [Available online at http://www.defenselink.mil/]. CAPT David E. Bowser was killed. Motorboat USS Elizabeth wrecked on jetty near Velasco TX. southeast of Al Samawah, Iraq. 14 July 1933. 4 Nov 2009. USS Trenton (LPD-14) engine room main guarding steam valve ruptures, instantly killing four sailors and burning six others, two of whom later die from burns. Seaman recruit collapsed and died while performing physical training at Naval Station Great Lakes. Passed Midshipman Charles Dyer Jr. drowned at Pensacola, Florida, on 23 August 1850. 21 January 1920. Gunboat USS Schurz rammed and sunk by merchant ship Florida while sailing from. 20 September 1995. Battleship No. 30 May 2006. Fire on two lighters adjacent to aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain (CV-39) in Marseilles harbor killed three sailors, injured five. 15 July 1913. 2 April 1910. 2 June 1969. 1 Navy death, LCDR Tragna, and a Contractor flight instructor died. 25 September 1916. PVT Lewis T. D. Calapini and Lance CPL. Lt. (jg) John S. Graff killed when his SU-1 from VS-2B crashed into the sea. 27 September 1918. 16 June 1919. Jordan was assigned to Destroyer Squadron 50, Bahrain. A Marine recruit fell out of a 1. A-6E "Intruder" from VA-115 crashed during a low level training route over Yoshinogawa River on the island of Shikoku, Japan. 1 March 1865. 28 October 1970. USS Brooklyn Seaman Karl Johan Anderson killed by exploding shell while unloading contrary to orders. 26 March 2003. 26 USS Biddle steam accident. 24 December 1967. No major injuries--but two maintenance personnel were slightly injured by flying debris. USS Midway (CV-41) and Panamanian-registered cargo ship Cactus collide, two sailors killed and three injured. Washington DC: Naval Historical Center, 1959-1991. LCDR Stu Powrie, a member of the Blue Angels, is killed in the crash of his A-4 Skyhawk in California. Lt. Cmdr. 10 November 1936. USS Newark steamer sunk and sailor Ernest Leroy Brailey drowned. R6D Douglas Liftmaster from Fleet Tactical Support Squadron One (VR-1) involved in mid-air collision with a Brasilian Real Airlines aircraft over Sugar Loaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro, during President Eisenhower's 3-day tour of Brasil. Naval Anecdotes Relating to HMS Leopard Versus USS Chesapeake, 24 June 1807. October 18, 2002. 20 October 1924. 9 June 1901. 17 January 1911. Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press, 1990. 12 July 1994. 541 (1920) Standard Nomemclature for Naval Vessels, General Order No. Seaman Apprentice Robert D. Macrum was lost at sea from guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59) which was in the Arabian Gulf conducting maritime security operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lt. Edwin Francis Conway died of "fractures, multiple, extreme" sustained in airplane crash at Lido Beach, Hempstead, New York. 29 September 1918. Pandemic of influenza. Last seen when she departed Aspinwall, Columbia on 29 September 1854. 2 October 1842. US Department of Defense. 8 June 2005. USS New Mexico (BB-40) Aviation Machinist's Mate 1 class James Merron accidentally shot and killed upon discharge of seaplane machine gun. Petty Officer 3rd Class Emory J. Turpin died when he drowned in the Seychelles islands. Nicolas M. Hodson from the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, was killed, and three other injured in a vehicle accident in Kuwait. 11 December 1973. Michael E. Passaro, LCPL. LT. Earle W. F. Childs, USN, died while serving with the British Royal Navy on the submarine H5, which was mistaken for a U-boat and rammed. CPL Paul C. Holter III died due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Ramadi, Iraq. F/A-18 "Hornet" from Strike Fighter Squadron 37, assigned to USS Enterprise (CVN-65), crashed near Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada. 2 August 2005. 15 January 1917. Screw sloop USS Omaha Seaman Carl Emanuelson and John E. Kirk killed after premature discharge of #5 gun. 10 January 2006. 15 January 1916. All four crew members are believed dead after their CH-46 Sea Knight 50 miles off the Virginia coast near Cape Henry. Radioman 1 class Ernest Edwin Dailey and Mess Attendant 1 class Florentino Edquiba killed. 17 August 1919. Navy: 17751965. Torpedo Boat No. 6 February 1998. 5" became BB5. Seaman Joshua McIntosh, assigned to the Third Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment, died in Karbala, Iraq, from a non-hostile gunshot wound. Landing Craft From Troy to Tokio, Skunks, Bogies, Silent Hounds, and the Flying Fish, Slapton Sands: The Cover-up That Never Was, Smith, Melancton Rear Admiral USN A Memoir, Smoker Sat., July 27, 1918 U.S.S. 16 November 1918. 26 June 2006. Battleship No. 30 June 1814. After the attack it wasas always"all hands on deck" to rebuild the hospital and living quarters. Battery explosion in submarine USS Pomodon (SS-486) at the San Francisco Naval Yard. To avoid being scalded, Fireman 1 class Henry Leonhardt Schmidt jumped overboard and drowned. Battleship No. 16 March 1889. Aviation Machinist's Mate 3 class Donald A. Robinson killed when struck by propeller of a plane that crashed on flight deck of Yorktown (CV-5). 43 killed, 19 injured. 14 April 2003. Two Marines were killed and two injured. 25 February 1930. Marines from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, injured when an unknown item exploded in a burn pit while they were burning trash at their base camp in Qandahar, Afghanistan. 14 May 1951. 8 killed. 2 Machine Room while at Singapore, three killed and 12 injured. Coal Passers Benard Glomseth and Peter J. Patrick killed. 3 USS Baltimore steam accident burned Machinist's Mate 2 class John Henry Stich who died three days later in the Naval Hospital at Norfolk VA. 25 May 1919. 544 (1900) Establishment of the General Board, General Order No. Petty Officer 3d Class Doyle W. Bollinger, Jr., Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, died in Al Kut, Kuwait when he was handling a piece of unexploded ordnance accidentally detonated where he was working. QF-4S Phantom II crashed at the Point Mugu Airshow in California, killing Navy pilot CDR Michael Norman and Marine radar intercept officer CAPT Andrew Muhs. 7 March 1863. Gunner Thomas L. Murphy died in hospital in Ravenna after a seaplane accident at Porto Corsini, Italy. 29 December 1982. 25 September 1995. USS Randolph (CVS-15) 1967 Command History. 28 May 1958. 17 December 1976. 3 October 1918. He was last seen on the evening of 12 September when the ship was underway. 30 April 1963. Seaman Franklin Whitfield Ritter, detailed as a signalman, died. Surgeon Charles A. Hassler drowned in Long Island Sound, 27 November 1846. The Marines were shifting camp sites in night training exercises. Information in Relation to the Naval Protection Afforded to The Commerce of the United States in the West India Islands, &c. &c. Injury and Destruction of Navy Vessels by Earthquakes, Dec. 1868, Inquiry Into Occupation and Administration of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Instances of Use of US Armed Forces Abroad, 1798 - 2004, Instructional Material for the Fight Against Enemy Propaganda, Instructions for the examination and entry into United States Ports in time of war, Instructions on Reception, Care and Training of Homing Pigeons, Inter-Allied Naval Relations and the Birth of NATO, Interrogations of Japanese Officials - Vol. 9 July 2003. Low-flying P-3 Orion from VP-??? Click here for more information on the 1919 epidemic. 31 January 1940. Smaller lesser-known incidents involving fewer personnel are only included if data was readily at hand in the Navy Department Library or in some cases in the ship files of the Archives Branch of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Seaman 1 class Charles Bugonian, Aviation Ordnanceman 1 class Daniel Roy Glaze, Chief Radioman Walter Franklin Manthorne, and Aviation Pilot 1 class John Henry Schnitzlein killed when their P2D crashed in the mouth of the Folks River, Coco Solo, Canal Zone. Appendix A: Chronology - January 1991 cont. 112 (1869) Sea Service of Officers to be Three Years, General Order No. 6 September 2002. 19 March 1918. 14 August 1941. Two Seabees were killed and more than 90 wounded. 43 2.341 N, 78 53.236 W. Marker is in North Tonawanda, New York, in Niagara County. Aircraft crashed on the Yuma range. Two buildings were blown up by solid fuel used to hurl rockets into orbit in West Virginia. 19 Feb 2010. 7 March 1912. 13 July 2002. 2 April 2003. 18 February 1942. 18 February 1998. He was attached to Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force. The pilot, LT Jonathan Nolan, was killed. 24 November 1877. Submarine chaser SC 60 sank after collision with tanker F. W. Weller. Three sailors died from exposure in an open whale boat found in Narragansett Bay. After being relieved of watch in PK-1 seaplane moored at French Frigate Shoals, Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate Boyd W. Orrell slept in aft-compartment with canvas cover pulled over station to keep the rain out. 30 May 1863. 21 USS Milwaukee grounded and abandoned on Samoa Beach, near Eureka, Calif. No injuries. Stern wheel gunboat USS Springfield Quartermaster John Magin killed in ordnance accident. 1 September 1920. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) fire in a supply store room asphyxiated eight men, injured four more. 18 December 1944. 12 May 1903. USS Louisville (CA-28) Gunner's Mate 1 class Rollie Jackson Belcher killed while decapping a saluting charge. 20 USS Vermont steam accident. 2 May 2000. One sailor is electrocuted while working in fireroom in USS Garcia (FF-1040). 18 October 1956. Only a few of these accidents are listed above, however, primarily owing to the lack of easy access to detailed information. 25 USS Barney boiler tubes blown in #1 fire room. 30 October 1990, Helicopter accident off USS Tripoli. 4 October 1918. The five occupants were killed. 14 December 1937. 19 USS Sacramento steam launch accident resulted in the drowning of Fireman 1 class Frank Elmer Wright in the Mississippi River at New Orleans. 29 January 1935. Manseau, USN, before the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Society of Naval Architets and Marine Engineers, The Corps' Salty Seadogs Have All But Come Ashore: Seagoing Traditions Founder as New Millennium Approaches, Cursor scales for the VG [Plan Position Indicator (radar), D-Day, the Normandy Invasion: Combat Demolition Units, Decatur House and Its Distinguished Occupants, Declarations of War and Authorizations for the Use of Military Force, The Defense and Burning of Washington in 1814: Naval Documents of the War of 1812, Demolition Units of the Atlantic Theatre of Operations, Destroyers transferred to Britain under Destroyers for Bases agreement, Destruction of CSS Albemarle - Report of A. F. WARLEY, Destruction of CSS Albemarle - Report of Lieutenant William Barker Cushing, The Development of Japanese Sea Power: "Know Your Enemy"! During night recovery operations in the Mediterranean Sea, a VQ-2 EA-3B Skywarrior crashed through the flight deck barrier on aircraft carrier Nimitz and went over the side. AW1 William Quinn and AW1 Humberto Escobar were killed. Battleship North Dakota (BB-29) Seaman 2 class John Richard Wheatley struck in the head and killed when a 12-inch shell fell off loading tray inside #1 turret. 9 September 1909. Battleship No. F-14A "Tomcat" crashed in southern Iraq owing to mechanical failure. 17 January 1977. 18 January 2002. 4 February 1922. 5 February 2002. 4 July 1945. 25+ drowned. [For casualty list see 2 June 1948 New York Times, page 58, column 4. Alabama by U.S.S. Twitchell was assigned to the Combat Service Support Group-1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force. 14 June 1960. 23(?) 14 August 1918. Three crew members were lost at sea. T-39N Sabreliner of VT-86 crashed in Georgia during navigational training, resulting in four fatalities. 13 February 2002. 1 October 1956. Gunner's Mate 3 class Roy Edward Ingle drowned after an oxygen-tank valve closed while he was trying to retrieve a torpedo in 80-feet of water. 9 February 1980. Shurcliff, W.A. Eric J. Orlowski of the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, killed by an accidental discharge of a . Coal Passer William George Winklehaken killed as a result of burns from evaporator explosion. Tug USS Asher J. Hudson (YT-37) sank alongside dock at the naval station at New Orleans. You Should Also Know, Is the Navy getting rid of Seabees? 29 January 1862. Oiler Robert Conway seriously burned, dying the next day in Philadelphia Naval Hospital. 17 July 2003. F/A-18 Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron 203 crashed on a low-level navigation flight training mission. A helicopter from HS-6 embarked on Lincoln also participated in the rescue. Neptune Papers, No. 13 January 1917. Steam gunboat USS Mercedita Seaman John Morry killed in ordnance accident. Pilot LT Kevin Duggan treated for minor injuries, and pilot LCDR William Braker was killed. Officially designated "Seabees" on March 5, 1942, they were given their motto by Moreell - Construimus, Batuimus ("We Build, We Fight") - and their emblem, a bee in Navy uniform, carrying both construction tools and a submachine gun. 9 killed. 74 (1908) Establishing Ship Post Offices, General Order No. Destroyer No. Loss of the USS Thresher, Findings of Fact: Board of Inquiry Findings of Fact as to the Loss of the USS Thresher (SSN 593) on 10 April 1963 Held May 1963. 2 February 1967. 5 USS Kearsarge powder fire in 8-inch gun turret. "The fire and the flooding were controlled and the submarine was stabilized early today, military officials said. Approx. 13 July 1899. Edward T. Reeder died in a non-combat related vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. A twin-engine P2V Neptune from *** crashed into a mountain near the tip of Cape Newenham, Alaska. 1 April 1964. Available online at http://www.centcom.mil]. 12 May 2003. 30 July 1978. The aircraft was part of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 163(C). 21 May 1905. Camp Pendleton. Twelve crew members killed. USS Mohican yard arm fell, striking and killing Fireman 1st class John Bernard Finnerty. Sloop USS Concord wrecked in Mozambique Channel. Hunley, Sinking of USS Indianapolis - Press Releases & Related Sources, Memorandum to Press on Scheduled Testimony, Chapter II. 15 November 1918. SGT Ernest A. Miller, III, killed and four others injured. 21 March 1847. 5 September 1917. F/A-18C "Hornet" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 crashed during a night landing on USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) in the north Pacific. SKSN collapsed while performing physical readiness training at Reserve Center Greenville, SC; and died. Battleship No. USS Fulton (PG-49) engine room fire while patrolling off south China coast damaged ship beyond repair. Merchant ship SS Lake City sank off American Shoals light after collision with SS James McGee. 29 May. 68 USS Shaw collided with HMS Acquitania while zig-zagging in convoy. Airman Brian Darley was rescued from the sea by a boat from Trenton (LPD-14) and treated for a hip dislocation, broken wrist and minor scrapes and bruises. Steamer USS Rappahannock Seaman 2 Class William Lewis killed by shrapnel after accidental discharge of forward gun. 16 February 1965. Two T-45 Goshawks from VT-21, flying as part of a four-plane formation, collided in midair near NAS Kingsville, TX. Sailor lost at sea during an attempted search and rescue hoist by a HH-60H "Seahawk" from Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 14 in the Arabian Sea. Battleship USS Mississippi (BB-23) Seaman Hubert M. Crowder severely injured when skull caught between bulkhead and powder car while inside #2 turret. 1 SAR crew injured, 1 civilian death. F/A-18C Hornet from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 departed the runway and overturned upon landing at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, SC. Seaman 2 class Henry A. Gaddis severely burned during a fire in the ordnance oil locker inside submarine tender USS Rainbow (AS-7) and died of these injuries 13 days later. 74 USS Manley, while escorting a convoy off Queenstown, Ireland, collided with HMS Montagua resulting in accidental detonation of depth charges. The truck jerked backwards pinning him between the truck and the loading ramp. 1700s | 1800-19 | 1820-39 | 1840-49 | 1850-59 | 1860-69 | 1870-79 | 1880-89 | 1890-99 | 1900-09 | 1910-19 | 1920-29 | 1930-39 | 1940-49 | 1950-59 | 1960-69 | 1970-79 | 1980-89 | 1990-99 | 2000-. 29 January 2005. 10 February 2005. 99 (1914) Prohibition in the Navy, General Order No. Engine in motor dory exploded causing the boat to catch fire. Commander Frank R. King, Engineman 1 class Floyd Harman, Seaman John V. Mallon, Seaman 2 class Homer Perdue, Ship's Cook 1 class Antino Perfidio, Fireman 2 class George P. Rezab and Fireman 1 class George M. Sowers drowned. CAPT John Jantzen received minor injuries. 15 killed. Press releases and "Operation Enduring Freedom Updates" [relating to operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Swigart killed. 30 October 1934. 9 April 2002. Since the outbreak of World War II, 22 Civil Engineer Corps officers and 353 Seabees have been killed in action during wartime. 5 June 1945. . Marine Corporal Travis J. Bradachnall, assigned to Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, was killed in an explosion during a mine clearing operation near the city of Karbala, Iraq. He later died due to his injuries. 13 July 1918. 18 February 1997. 46 killed. 8 April 2000. Screw steamer USS Huron sank in storm off North Carolina. Three sailors injured. Some crewmembers had injuries that Cmdr. William R. McCuddy and Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate Jack C. Wilson both killed.