Destroyer No. 7 March 1863. 29 January 2005. Seaplane accident at Moutchic, France, killed Ensigns Leslie M. McNaughton and Lloyd A. Perry. Blimp J-3 crashed while searching for survivors of USS Akron, fatally injuring Lt. Comdr. 30 April 1997. 15 USS Georgia powder explosion in after superposed 8-inch gun turret. 30 Marines and 1 Navy corpsman died. 28 killed, 343 injured. 21 May 1905. 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. 21 March 1864. Seabees: The History of U.S. Naval Construction Battalions | Defense 6 San Diego (formerly California) boiler explosion. Last seen between Formosa and China on 21 September 1854. S-3B Viking antisubmarine aircraft assigned to Sea Control Squadron (VS-22), embarked on USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) clipped 7 to 10-foot-high seas off Israeli coast and crashed killing the crew of four: LCDR Mark Ehlers, LT Mark Eyre, LT Mike Weems, and AW3 Wendy Potter. 13 March 2006. Aviation Machinist's Mate 1 class Reynold Leroy MacMillan struck in the head and killed by moving propeller of VTB-3B plane while on deck of USS Langley (CV-1). Injuries resulted in death. 22 August 1934. Ship damage totaled $72. 3. The pilot, CAPT Dale W. Mulkey, USMC, was killed. Patrol vessel USS Eagle while making passage up Delaware River was struck by a squall and capsized. Two aviators killed when TAV-8B "Harrier II" of Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 crashed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. 20 September 1800. 27 August 2002. 292 (1882) Establishment of the Office of Intelligence, General Order No. Afterwards the Seabees went South for Operation Overlord preparations. 56, USS Houston CL81 War Damage Report No. Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants. Explosion and fire killed 14, injured 11, and destroyed 11 other planes. The aircraft was conducting training operations. During handling in a high explosives magazine a Mk Mod 3 flare was dropped and its safety lanyard inadvertently pulled, starting the fire which ignited more flares, 2. 9 killed. An engine room fire hurts two crewmen in destroyer USS Decatur (DD-936). 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. EA-6B "Prowler" returning to USS Enterprise (CVN-65) during a flight off the coast of Virginia struck an S-3 "Viking" from Sea Control Squadron 22 on the flight deck. 20 April 2002. LCPL Nicholas Brian Kleiboeker was killed near Al Hillah, Iraq, when he was trapped in a munitions bunker that caught fire and exploded. He was assigned to Commander, Destroyer Squadron Seven. 7 December 1918. Aircraft crashed on the Yuma range. 8 March 2002. 30 December 1902. Commander A. L. Wilderman, CO of USS Plunger (SSN-595), lost overboard in a storm just off San Francisco. 6 June 2002. 138 killed and 60 injured. 14 October 1994. 56 dead. 16 January 1903. 17 January 1911. Ironclad USS Monitor sank off Cape Hatteras. 18 July 2005. Of the 41 passengers and crew on the R6D, 3 miraculously survived. 14 January 2005. 27 USS Michigan gas explosion in coal bunker no. 56 (1901) Puget Sound, Naval Station to Navy Yard, General Order No. At least 6 killed and 4 injured. Gunboat USS Nashville Mess Attendant Nicolas H. Ortiz killed while sleeping on deck when a 4-inch gun slipped off a temporary mount and struck him in the head. Battleship No. Destroyer USS Stewart Fireman Frank M. Heil accidentally shot during rifle practice. 23 January 1961. 26 drowned. Machinist's Mate 2 class Lambert Frederick Beckman killed by escaping steam. Instructor pilot LT David J. Huber killed, and student pilot ENS Joseph W. Moorehouse seriously injured. Approximately 105 lost. The Seabees were at several other locations in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive as well. Commander William S. Harris and Commander Henry Pinkney drowned at Tuspan, Mexico, 15 May 1848. The bottom of the high pressure cylinder blew out killing Chief Machinist Mate Harry Frank Bock and Oilers Almo Miller and Richard Curtis Smith. Naval Accidents, 1945-1988. USS Scorpion (SSN-589) lost with all hands 400 miles southwest of Azores, in over 10,000 feet of water. 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Both crew members killed then T-34C "Turbo-Mentor" assigned to Training Air Wing 6 crashed in Alabama. 31 died on approx. Gunboat USS Concord steam pipe burst. Major died after complaining about chest pains subsequent to performing unit physical training. Petty Officer Third Class Joseph K. Kauffmann assigned to Carrier Air Wing 14, lost overboard on 26 January 2001. Coal Passer William George Winklehaken killed as a result of burns from evaporator explosion. 16 February 1965. 18 October 1799. Aviation Machinist's Mate 2 class William Heotis killed when his plane became tangled on target tow sleeve of another plane and crashed into the sea. 27 January 1900. USS Marblehead (CL-12) Boatswain's Mate 2 class Percy Wiley Cofer, Seaman 1 class Robert William Opie, and Seaman 2 class Leo Steven Moranda fatally injured following accidental explosion of gun number six. 24 February 1996. 73 (1866) Resolution of Thanks from Congress to Admiral Farragut for Mobile Bay Action, General Order No. Armored cruiser USS New York Seaman Frank Widemark struck and killed by fragment of exploded shell. 28 April 1953. 25 June 1888. Inchon had commenced a scheduled six-month Mediterranean Sea deployment on 5 January 10 January 1994. 13 March 1997. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's Marine Wing Support Group 47, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing. 29 June 1994. During routine gunnery practice, Battleship No. 1918 Influenza by Vice Admiral Albert Gleaves, Commander of Convoy Operations in the Atlantic, 1917-1919. 24 May 1849. Hartell, CEC, took command of the Seabee camp at Quang Tri Combat Base, RVN. USS Concord Gunners Mate 2d class Lee Walter Drake crushed and killed by work bench which was adrift in heavy seas. 15 July 1913. USS Brooklyn Seaman Karl Johan Anderson killed by exploding shell while unloading contrary to orders. Radioman 1 class Ernest Edwin Dailey and Mess Attendant 1 class Florentino Edquiba killed. 19 Feb 2010. Ensign Melvin Edward Greaney died of injuries following plane crash at Alamo, Calif. 29 August 1932. 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. Side wheel steamer USS Harvest Moon Wardroom Steward John Hazard killed by accidental torpedo mine explosion. 14 May 2002. They were often in the heat of the action. . Troopship USS Agamemnon (former Kaiser Wilhelm II) coal bunker #16 explosion killed Fireman 3 class Delos Leroy Peay. Seven people were missing when two T-39N apparently collided midair, south of Pensacola, 1530L hrs., 2 Raytheon pilots, 1 Royal Saudi Air Force, 3 US Navy, 1 USMC. He later died due to his injuries. Korean War U.S. Pacific Fleet Operations. Lance Corporal Bryan N. Taylor died after being shot by an Iraqi Army soldier on a coalition base near Al Qaim, Iraq. 30 December 1946. [Wateree later served as living spaces ashore, then as an inn. 16 July 2003. US Navy. Aviation Pilot 1 class Charles Edward Walwork killed, and Lt. (jg) Frank M. Nichols injured, in crash of O2U-4 seaplane in 40 fathoms of water off Makapuu Point, Oahu, Hawaii.