Twelve crew members killed. Seaman 1 class Sam H. Gladstone, while in the gunner position of aircraft, was thrown from plane--along with his seat--as pilot maneuvered to avoid a bird. I do not believe this tragedy would have been avoided with better planning alone, he wrote. He was a dedicated NSW Sailor who applied his talents and skills towards some of our nations hardest challenges, while selflessly mentoring his teammates. 53, USS Independence CVL22 & USS Denver CL58 War Damage Report No. 74 USS Manley, while escorting a convoy off Queenstown, Ireland, collided with HMS Montagua resulting in accidental detonation of depth charges. Approximately 31 died. 43 killed, 19 injured. 16 June 2003. 84 Tokyo The family of a U.S. Navy officer sentenced to three years in prison in Japan for a deadly car crash is shattered. An Israeli-chartered liberty ferry shuttling crewmembers of the USS Saratoga (CV-60) capsized and sank in 20 seconds off Haifa, Israel, resulting in 21 drowned. 12 July 1865. 6 December 1965. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Airplane accident at Norfolk, Va., killed Ensign Charles C. Crailer. On May 29, 2021, with the assignment looming, his family set out for an excursion of Mount Fuji hiking and sightseeing. Seaman John Kane killed. Ernst, a native of Massachusetts, enlisted in the Navy in August 2009 and, following completion of special-operations training, joined his first operational naval special warfare unit in 2012, according to Navy Personnel Command. Cory Ryan Geurin, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, died as a result of injuries received in Babylon, Iraq, when he fell 60 feet from a palace roof where he was standing guard duty. Gunboat No. 73 (1866) Resolution of Thanks from Congress to Admiral Farragut for Mobile Bay Action, General Order No. Seaplane accident at Five Fathom Lightship off Cape May, N. J., killed Ensign Harry G. Catchpole. August 27, 2022 at 3:23 a.m. EDT. F/A-18 of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 crashed near Cold Springs, Nevada while conducting carrier air wing training from Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, in preparation for deployment aboard USS America (CV-66). Aaron Fowler, 29, "became unresponsive during the training" aboard. 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Space shuttle Challenger (Mission STS-51-L) exploded during launch killing CDR Michael Smith, USN, and 6 other non-Navy astronauts. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Navy). 7 October 1967. 23 October 1902. The U.S. Navy is set to drop all criminal charges against two officers following the fatal collision that killed seven sailors aboard the USS Fitzgerald as the destroyer was on a secret mission. 1 main machinery room. David Koontz described as "bumps and bruises. 23 July 1863. 22 USS Minnesota steam accident while cruising with the Great White Fleet. 2 October 2001. 21 April 1952. 20 January 2002. 17 July 1944. nytimes 11 2 comments Best Add a Comment HaLoGuY007 3 days ago 19 January 1915. 36 USS Nevada Seaman Thomas G. Canter crushed to death in the shell handling room of turret #4 when his head was caught between turret track and powder compartment. During 1913, 252 sailors were killed in accidents or died from disease. Destroyers USS Hull (DD-350), USS Spence (DD-512), and USS Monaghan (DD-354) capsized and sank, at least 28 other vessels damaged. Aviation Machinist's Mate 1 class Henry John Allen and Photographer 1 class Eugene Anthony Auger both killed in surface collision between their Martin PM-2 two-engined seaplane and the US Coast Guard Cutter Tamaroa off San Diego. 34 USS Walke port main turbine split wide open. Ironclad ram USS Choctaw acting Master's Mate Townsend Hopkins killed in ordnance accident. The tremendous explosion ripped a 300 foot long, 50 foot wide, and 40 foot deep crater into the ocean floor. 3 October 1918. Armored cruiser USS New York Seaman Frank Widemark struck and killed by fragment of exploded shell. 14 November 1918. 20 January 1932. Maj. collapsed after a 4-mile run, went into cardiac arrest, resulting in death. A pilot was killed when two VFA-125 F/A-18 Hornets collided in midair during a training mission at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. Ironclad ram USS Tennessee Seaman Andrew Young killed in ordnance accident. Single turret monitor Nahant steam accident. Five minutes later, Alkonis said, he began to talk with one of his children when he lost his memory, and the crash ensued. 68 USS Shaw collided with HMS Acquitania while zig-zagging in convoy. Two killed, four injured after collision between Columbus (CA-74) and Floyd B. T-34C "Turbo-Mariner" of Marine Fighter-Attack Training Squadron 101 crashed 11 miles northeast of Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California. Chief Special Warfare Operator Michael T. Ernst. 7 April 1932. The pilot was safely recovered with only minor injuries. Fire and explosions resulting from lightning strikes during an electrical storm resulted in an ordnance disaster at the Naval Ammunition Depot, Dover [Lake Denmark], New Jersey, killed Lt. Comdr. Stern wheel gunboat USS Cincinnati Fireman 1 class Martin McLano killed in ordnance accident. "There's a general view that what you don't want to do in Japan is to continue to proclaim one's innocence," Feldman said. In 1936, 367 sailors died in accidents; 56 in motor vehicles, 41 by drowning. 9 killed. While off Narragansett Bay, a catapult hydraulic fluid explosion, followed by secondary explosions, killed 103 aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CV-20) crewmen and injured 201 others. Gunner Charles S. McLane killed by the bursting of a gun at the Washington Navy Yard. In Iraq his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). 18 February 1918. According to a news release, Lt. j.g. LT Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., the older brother of John F. Kennedy, was killed with his co-pilot in a mid-air explosion after taking off from England in a PB4Y from Special Attack Unit One (SAU-1). Four Marines: MAJ Jay Thomas Aubin, CAPT Ryan Anthony Beaupre, CPL Brian Matthew Kennedy, Staff SGT Kendall Damon Watersbey, and eight British commandos died when the CH-46E "Sea Knight" Helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 crashed south of Umm Qasr, near Highway 801 in Kuwait. First outbreak in Navy occurred in January 1918 on USS Minneapolis in Philadelphia Navy Yard, subsequently spreading throughout the Navy, particularly during the outbreak of September/October 1918: 4,907 died and 146,446 sick (influenza, bronchitis and all forms of pneumonia included) 1918. As he neared Mitchell, he found her floating face down surrounded by a cloud of blood., Her injuries were too significant to recognize her, the rescue swimmer recalled. 28 March 2003. A Petty Officer 2d Class died at Port Hueneme, California, during a physical training run. 50 died. 15 January 1864. Lance CPL Richard P. Slocum died due to a non-combat related vehicle accident near Abu Gharib, Iraq. While USS Boxer (CV21) conducted flight operations off Korea, an explosion of a Panther jet aircraft (F9F) on the hangar deck caused a fire which ignited gasoline and ammunition. Pilot LCDR John Bates, radar intercept officer LT Graham Higgins, and three civilians were killed. Side wheel gunboat USS Quaker City Gunner's Mate Freeman Day killed in ordnance accident. Two sailors drown, one rescued. 1 Austrian 6-pounder Howitzer with cutout, No. Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Matthew Bourgeois killed by land mine during training exercise near Kandahar, Afghanistan. 16 May 1931. But the four-star admiral at the helm of Fleet Forces Command suggested in his May endorsement of the investigation that the Navy could have shored up those issues before they claimed the life of a gifted young officer. 6 March 1998. 3 killed. 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. He doesnt drink alcohol, hadnt taken any medicine that could cause drowsiness and had slept well the night before. Boatswain William Whiting killed accidentally in Woosung, China, 1 April 1855. 1 April 1964. 11 September 2000. 14 January 1957. 11 June 1920. Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Darren Ethan Tate died of non-hostile causes at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. 17 February 2006. Babcock was assigned to the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station in Bahrain. I have never experienced anything like that in my 15 years of driving.. 5" became BB5. 29 cases of disease and 5 deaths. 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