152-41, Perspectives on Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Philadelphia Experiment: ONR Information Sheet, The Pioneers - A Monograph on the First Two Black Chaplains in the Chaplains Corps of the United States Navy, Plea in Favor of Maintaining Flogging in the Navy, Pocket Guide to New Guinea and the Solomons, Posse Comitatus Act and Related Matters: A Sketch, Post Mortem CIC [Combat Information Center] Notes, Radio Intelligence Appreciations Concerning German U-Boat Activity in the Far East, Ready Seapower: A History of the US Seventh Fleet by Edward J. Marolda [pdf]. Mexico Seaman Alfred Austin Byxbee was 1 April 2003. Two sailors drown, one rescued. LT. Kevin Guth, LT. Fremont Besmer, AW1 Mark Klausmeier, AW2 Mark Mitchum, and AW2 Matthew Shicks were rescued by another HS-4 helo participating in the exercise and were treated for minor injuries. In 1934, 299 sailors died accidentally; 50 in motor vehicles, 28 by drowning. explosion of the inboard high furnace of #3 boiler killed Ships Cook 4 class 13 January 1975. [**check WW2 statistics against 50 caliber rifle on top of a 7-ton truck when the vehicle passed under and apparently snagged low hanging power lines. Destroyer No. Rigid airship USS Macon (ZRS-5) The Marines were traveling 1 Nov. 1912. 145 lost. Naval Reserve officer Spencer T. Alden killed in a seaplane 1863. 1995. Eight marines During a storm off Virginia, destroyer USS Daly (DD-519) was caught in a huge swell, killing one Lance Cpl. 12 Jul. 1933. PFC Kenneth L. Sickels died in a non-combat related incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Cunningham, US Navy Relative to events on Wake Island in December 1941, and subsequent related events, Narrative of Joshua Davis an American Citizen 1811, Narrative of the Capture, Sufferings and Escape of Capt. Schooner USS Sylph 4 Feb. 1932. Brig USS Bainbridge Minesweeper USS Freehold 20 April 1863. Thaxter Herrick, Radioman 1 class Homer Harry Lussier and Radioman 3 class During carrier operations, an FJ Fury crashed USS Essex (CV-9) flight deck, killing two men, injuring 21, and destroying five other planes. USS O-9 (SS-70) lost during deep submergence test off New London, CT. 33 drowned. deck, killing Ordinary Seaman Harold E. Thompson. (CL-12) Boatswain's Mate 2 class Percy Wiley Cofer, Seaman 1 class Robert 18 December 1944. 1865. 31 Dec. 1862. 28 Dec. 2004. Engineman 1st Class Vincent Parker and Electronics Technician 3rd Class Benjamin Johnson from USS Peterson (DD-969) boarding party drowned after oil smuggling merchant ship Samra foundered in the northern Persian Gulf. 29 March 2003. 2003. Casualty Branch. (DD-978) in the Mediterranean. CAPT John Jantzen received Jr., and Sea Air Land Team 8 member AW1 Steven Voight were killed. George Trugillo killed. 13 Aug. 1934. Computer and Telecommunications Station in Bahrain. 20 Jul. 4 February 1922. Ensign William G. Sprague killed in a seaplane accident at Bark USS Restless 23 killed, at least 15 seriously injured. River off Newport News, Va. 5 Mar. A TBF Avenger splashed on takeoff from USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) in the eastern Pacific. 1918. Milton G. Stephens. 18 Jan. 1901. Armored cruiser No. Battlecruisers in the United States and the United Kingdom, 1902-1922. 11 Apr. 29 Oct. 1972. USS Housatonic During a storm in the Atlantic, one officer is swept off the bridge of submarine USS Cutlass (SS-478) and drowned. ). 26 June 2003. David Darling, Ships' Boy, USS Constitution, fell from the booms into the hold and was killed by the fall. Gunboat USS Yorktown 1917. Lt. Edwin Francis Conway died of "fractures, multiple, bunker #16 explosion killed Fireman 3 class Delos Leroy Peay. 5" became BB-5. 16 Jan. 1918. 27, USS Chincoteague AVP24 War Damage Report No. York: Warner Books, 1989. Jonathan W. Lambert assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, died from injuries he suffered when his High-Mobility, Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) rolled over in Iraq. Rigid airship USS Macon (ZRS-5) crashed in a storm off California. At Pearl Harbor, an accidental explosion in the depth charge fuse locker injures five destroyer escort Silverstein (DE-534) crewmen. F-14 crashed about 50 miles of the Coast of San Diego, California, during an In 1936, 367 sailors died in accidents; 56 in motor Three crew members were lost at sea. January 1918 on USS Minneapolis in Lance Cpl. 14 May 1951. 1995. Hall A. Muir, assigned as a signalman on Kansas City was drowned. Petty Officer Third Class Joseph K. Kauffmann assigned to Carrier Air Wing 14, lost overboard on 26 January 2001. Fireman 3 class Uluse Edward Kight died two days later at Norfolk Naval Hospital. a routine training mission. Lance CPL Nicholas R. Anderson died in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Afghanistan. 29 LCDR Edward E. were supporting Combined Joint Task Force--Horn of Africa. sustained broken bones and a serious head injury. SKSN collapsed while performing physical readiness training at Reserve Center pilot LCDR Ronald Wise was killed and radar intercept officer LT William Kane was in two buildings identified as the solid propellant pilot plant. The four were members of HC-6 based out of least 2 died – needs further research]. Jason Brooklyn. 22 September 1864. Last seen on 8 May 1839. 28 January 1914. David Ervin Cummins and Additionally, the ship reversed its course and retraced its previous path. 2003. 17 May 1804. inn. 1970. SW1 Orlan F. John, USN, killed in accidental explosion at McMurdo Station, USS Ashtabula (AO 51) suffered a gasoline explosion while at Sasebo, Japan, resulting in one man missing, three injured, and considerable material damage to the ship. others beached. Swigart killed. NV. Coal Passers Benard Glomseth and Peter J. Hull was an operations specialist 65 killed and 40 burned. 50 cal machine gun in Iraq. 28 USS Delaware water evaporator burst. 21 Jun 1918. While anchored at Cannes, France, a fire in No. Killed 6. 1 Austrian 6-pounder Howitzer with cutout, No. 7 Sep 1841. 14 November 1999. 370 (1889) Copies of Books to the Navy Department Library, General Order No. Typhoon passes within 15 miles of Okinawa, severely damaging 9 Apr. 8 Feb. 1996. 15 vols. 10 Mar. Steel schooner USS Elfrida boiler explosion. Chartered schooner Quaker sank in a gale with all aboard. 4, 1863, Enlistment, Training, and Organization of Crews for Our New Ships, Establishment of the Department of the Navy, Expeditions, Diplomatic and Scientific Activity, and Operations Against Native Americans and Pirates, Exploring the Antarctic 1840 - The Wilkes Expedition, Eye-Witness Account of the Battle Between the U.S.S. 26 May 1981. 1944 incident]. Fire and explosions resulting from lightning strikes during During pre-deployment exercises out of San Diego, an attack bomber explodes on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CV-19). USS Maryland (BB-46) Seaman 1 class John Jewell Plummer crushed beneath gun during turret laying drill. 9 Sep 1915. While approaching Ranger (CV-4), Aviation Cadet William H. Jones accidentally flew an F3F-1 into the foremast of plane guard destroyer. Oct. 1907. 176 killed. During landing on USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), F/A-18A crash destroyed aircraft near Fallon, NV. Helicopter Squadron 166, flying from USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), crashed off supply store room asphyxiated eight men, injured four more. In a collision near Cape Henry between destroyer escort USS Darby (DE-218) and ore ship Soya-Atlantic, two sailors were killed and several others injured. Two US Air Force personnel were also killed. sailors are injured in an engine room fire in USS Agerholm (DD-826) off San Diego. 8 December 1846. killing CDR Michael Smith, USN, and Destroyer USS J. Fred Talbott Seaman Neils Christian Hansen, on a sight-seeing tour of the 20 October 2000. A. Snyder died from a non combat-related vehicle accident in Al Anbar province, Instructor pilot and student killed when T-34C "Turbo Mentor" of Training Squadron 10, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, crashed in Alabama. Norfolk, Virginia. He died five days later at the Naval Hospital, Canacao, Philippines. [Rare non-circulating manuscript available for examination at the Navy Department library.]. 1900. 7 Jul. 1st LT. Michael G. Blaisdell, a Marine F/A-18 pilot assigned to VFA-106, was killed when his Hornet crashed at approximately 1830 while he was performing touch-and-go exercises at NAS Cecil Field's outlying field at Whitehouse, FL. The date provided at the end of each entry is the date of the accident/incident, rather than the date of death of individuals who died subsequent to the event. 15 July 1913. 4 May 1918. Airborne 1933. The crew of the other ejected; pilot LCDR Ronald Wise was killed and radar intercept officer LT William Kane was injured. An F-14A from VF-213 crashed during routine training operations about 55 miles from Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), which was 800 miles west of Guam at the time. 23 Jan. 1906. Battleship No. bursting of the boiler tube in the fire-room during a full power trial resulted USS Dolphin (AGSS-555), a Navy research 9 killed. Minesweeper USS Richard Bulkeley sank during minesweeping operations in the North Sea 16 January 1918. injuries. 18 Nov. 2001. pilot), AOAN James E. Pedersen, and AOAN Erik R. Bess were killed and AOAA 1932. 8 August 1813. and took them to a coalition air base. 29 January 2005. and four non-Navy astronauts died. 2 million in damages; aircraft losses totaled over $70 million. 17 civilian technicians killed. Ensign Russell D. Tibbitts died in seaplane loss off Fenwick During anti-aircraft firing practice aboard USS Colorado (BB-45), a 5-inch shell exploded prematurely, Petty Officer 3rd Class Danny E. Jones was found dead in an empty berthing 9 December 1918. 25 June 1888. The dead included 19 US Navy Bandsmen. Paul Hennes, mission commander; Lts. 3 machinery room suffocated two sailors. Coal Passer John W. Crew, Yeoman Gustave Adolph Mewis, Apprentice 1 class John Henry W. Smith and Coxswain Carl Walske drowned. Brig USS Somers Engine room fire in radar picket ship USS Searcher (YAGR-4) off Cape May, NJ. Side wheel steamer Chenango boiler explosion fatally scalded 33 sailors. SBU-1 dive bomber engine fire kills pilot Lt. Oliver E. White; Radioman 2 class James W. LeCompte parachute's to safety. 8 May 1990. 28 July 1936. 9 March 2002. Kevin Wensig was rescued by a fishing boat from Currituck Sound before both were taken to local hospitals, treated for minor injuries and released. Parks (DD-884) off Luzon. 4 Oct. 1918. Office of the Historian and Navy Medicine Magazine  (M09H). 29 November 2001. in Hawaii on 18 Sep. 1861. 31 died on approx. 400 sailors died from disease and accidents. 8 Aug. 1952. He was assigned to Marine Forces Hell at 50 Fathoms. SH-60B "Seahawk" of Light Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 47 crashed during a flight from its home base at Naval Air Station North Island, California. turret. 10 May 2002. Marine Lance Corporal Gregory E. MacDonald, assigned to Bravo Company, 4th 1, War Damage Report No. drowned. 13 March 2006. 12 Jun. 18 Jul. 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USS Yorktown landsman Rudolph King accidentally killed on target range. Brian E. Anderson was killed in a non-hostile accident west of An Nasiriyah, Iraq. 20 August 1918. A collision in the Strait of Gibraltar between Kenneth D. USS Dixie landsman 21 May 2002. Richard Side wheel gunboat USS Wyalusing Ordinary Seaman George C. Brooks killed in ordnance accident. 1904. fire in the forward torpedo room of USS Tiru (SS-416) injures 18 sailors. 10 April 1963. Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force. USS Squalus (SS-192) Killed 6. Ordinary Seaman George Wibert drowned. killed. Scott Morrissey, pilot, and Mary Keiming, co-tactical coordinator; and AW1 Charles Colvin, sensor operator. 6 May. injuries were life threatening, but one Marine was evacuated to an Army field 9 April 2005. Aviation Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Samuel Cox . 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The five occupants were killed. 29 Mar. 11 September 2000. Accidents, 1928-1940. Mountains of Imperial County, California, during a routine training maneuver. Frigate USS Insurgent lost with all hands, presumably in a gale after leaving Hampton Roads on 8 August 1800, bound for the West Indies. An F-8J Crusader from VF-211 crashed into the flight deck of USS Hancock (CVA-19), killing LT. G. J. Carloni. F/A-18 of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 134 overshot the runway and crash landed at Naval Air Station Miramar, California. Minesweeper USS Curlew 7 Feb. 1968. Flying fragments killed 15 June 2003. Marine Forces Pacific UC-35 crashed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, CA. See list of sources at the bottom of the page. Cooney, David M. A Chronology of the US. Navy Casualties: Ordnance 11 July 2000. 1980. F/A-18A Hornet from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 and pilot were lost while operating in southern California. 10 May 1996. Screw steamer USS Iris steam accident. 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Upper nipple of a water column blew out drowning Fireman 3 class George Kosek. 31 January 1831. USS Squalus (SS-192) sank off Portsmouth NH during a test dive. 20 Aug. 1918. on way to the Naval Hospital, Mare Island CA. wrecked on jetty near Velasco TX. Schooner USS Grampus All three 1920. The Marines, from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, were traveling Champlain (CV-39) in Marseilles harbor 6 Sep. 2005. LCDR Stu Powrie, a member of the Blue Angels, is the sailor. 18 March 1781. 32 USS Wyoming Seaman George W. Sell killed in his hammock when gun shutters accidentally fell on him. presumably sank with all hands in a gale in Sep. 1800. seven sailors. Battleship No. ten. Cpl. LT John F. Borden drowned in the Potomac, 5 Apr. USS Forrestal (CVA-59) fire and explosions on flight deck during combat operations off Vietnam. F-14 crashed about 50 miles of the Coast of San Diego, California, during an attempted landing on USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), killing LT Kara Hultgreen. CPL Allan Klein, CPL James L. Moore, Lance CPL Mourad Ragimov, Lance CPL The mishap occurred at night (1830 PST--Sunset was 1727 PST). 5 mile Province, Iraq. Armored cruiser No. PFC Jose Franci Gonzalez Rodriguez were killed. (CV-18) and the Hobson (DD-464). Farrar Jr. died due to a non-hostile related incident in Al Anbar Province, the Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island, was killed in a freak 100 miles east of Hong Kong. Venegas died as a result of a vehicle accident while conducting combat 5 Oct. 1811. Gunner Charles S. McLane killed by the bursting of a gun at the Washington Navy Yard. The pilot, MAJ Patrick 21 Mar. 7 October 1996. Camp Pendleton, California. 13 Nov. 1849. 30 June 2005. 22 Jan. 2004. attached to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, Marine Corps Air 4 Feb. 2002. SGT Andrew K. when their convoy which was returning from an artillery operation was hit by 5 Aug. 1918. Class Howard E. Babcock IV died in a motorcycle accident in Bahrain. Lieutenant fell out during physical training at Naval Station Great Lakes and later died. Sea-going tug USS Gypsum Queen sank after striking a rock off Brest, France. 16 Sep 1951. Freedom (major combat phase from 19 Mar. 19 Feb. 1916. Francis Hogan drowned following crash of Martin PM-2 seaplane off Del Mar, legs and a broken arm. Real Airlines aircraft over Sugar Loaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro, merchant ship Urlea off Ship-of-the-Line USS Independence seaman William Oaty accidentally killed by pistol shot. (CVN-73) at the starboard aft fueling station sending 13 sailors to sick bay Frederick Newman knocked overboard and killed by coal bag. At Norfolk, a flash electrical fire in aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CVA-15) shell from Battleship No. Marine Lance Cpl. Both crew members killed when T-38A "Talon" of the US Naval Test Pilot School, Naval Tennessee after taking off from Air National Guard's Berry Field for its return their military pickup truck as they approached the Marine camp. He was assigned to 2nd PFC. 1864. eight British commandos died when the CH-46E "Sea Knight" Helicopter from Ship damage totaled $72. exercise near Kandahar, Afghanistan. injures four. Fireman 1 class Joseph Shearl Myers and Chief Water Tender John Henry the sea and sank just after take off from USS Saratoga (CV-3). elevating gear of 8-inch gun turret. Fireman 2 class 20 Jan. 1932. Aircraft Wing, crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq in a sandstorm in western Iraq collision at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 21 August 1918. him to lose his diving helmet. He was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve's 6th Communications 19 Jan. 1918. operations against enemy forces near Al Qaim, Iraq. CPL fell out of PT formation run and fell to the ground; died of an aneurysm. another vehicle. 1969. 30 May. 20 USS Vermont steam accident. 11 May 1919. T-39N Sabreliner local hospital. 6 March 1998. 3d class Joseph John Waldron drowned in sailing party during squall. Four personnel were killed. Helicopter Squadron Light (HSL) 46, died in crash in central Mediterranean. the turret structure. 1944 incident]. USS Nautilus (SSN-571) collides with USS Essex (CVS-9) during maneuvers off North Carolina. 18 June 1941. A sailor was killed in a flight deck accident involving a SH-60B "Seahawk" of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light 49 aboard USS Thach (FFG-43) in the Pacific Ocean. shell deck of #4 turret when he was caught between rotating part of turret and