CPL Justin J. Watts assigned to assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, died at Forward Operating Base Haditha Dam in Iraq from an apparent non-hostile gunshot wound. Despite more tidal waves in later years, the intact hulk of Wateree, with donkeys tied to it, was spotted on the beach as late as 1879.] Reindeer Station (Diego Garcia) Killed in action in Peacetime. 26 March 2003. F/A-18A Hornet from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 and pilot were lost at sea during night operations in the Atlantic Ocean. Machinist's Mate 2 class Lambert Frederick Beckman killed by escaping steam. LT. Laurence B. Williams, LT. Mark Koteek, Chief Aviation Survivalman Peter A. Leeman, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st class Michael R. Gill, all of the Coast Guard, were killed with their HH-65 Dolphin helicopter from CGAS Humboldt Bay, Calif., crashed in heavy fog into a cliff off the coast of northern California. 8 March 2002. Arabian Sea. 17 August 1918. All six pilots killed. 8 killed. PFC Christian D. Gurtner was killed by a non-combat weapons discharge when his M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon discharged, firing one round into his chest near Al Kut in southern Iraq. PFC Kenneth L. Sickels died in a non-combat related incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. 6 October 1943. PFC Francisco A. Martinez Flores, Lance Cpl. 40 New Mexico Seaman Alfred Austin Byxbee was crushed to death between #1 14-inch turret and the shell stowage area within the turret structure. 23 USS Mississippi Seaman Joseph J. Henry caught and killed in elevating gear of 8-inch gun turret. 22 May 1968. Helicopter from USS San Diego crashed at sea. 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. 15 October 1953. An HH-46 Sea Knight from Inchon (LPH-12) crashed in the Atlantic Ocean about 500 miles northeast of Bermuda. 5 drowned. PFC Michael Anthony Jordan died in an automobile accident in Manama, Bahrain. 13 April 1903. Seaman Joshua McIntosh, assigned to the Third Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment, died in Karbala, Iraq, from a non-hostile gunshot wound. 29 January 1862. 12 April 1918. 29 January 1905. Crewmen were injured when a KC-130F "Hercules" from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 crashed at Twentynine Palms, California. LCM-6 from USS Trenton (LPD-14) carrying sailors and marines returning from liberty to USS Trenton and USS Guam (LPH-9), capsized after collision with Spanish merchant ship Urlea off Barcelona, Spain. USS Tacoma (C-18) ran aground near Vera Cruz Mexico during a storm. Passed Midshipman D. Ross Crawford drowned in Delaware River, 26 July 1841. F/A-18A Hornet from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 and pilot were lost while operating in southern California. Suggested additions or corrections with photocopied supporting documentation should be mailed to: Navy Department Library, Naval History and Heritage Command, 805 Kidder Breese Street, Washington Navy Yard DC 20024-3805. 14 April 1919. Screw sloop USS Hartford acting Master's Mate Herbert Judson killed in ordnance accident. Upper nipple of a water column blew out drowning Fireman 3 class George Kosek. 20 January 1844. 29 January 1903. 22 August 1996. F-14A overboard on landing, John C. Stennis (CVN 74). US Navy. Destroyer No. Both crewmembers ejected and were recovered; only one suffered minor injuries. 21 March 2003. Battleship No. 6 April 2006. 28 April 1919. LT Jerry Seagle and an Air Force officer were treated for mild hypothermia. UH-1N "Huey" based aboard USS Essex (LHD-2) crashed 25 miles southeast of Mogadishu, Somalia, while on a training mission. Lance CPL Nicholas R. Anderson died in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Afghanistan. 37 USS Oklahoma Electrician 1 class Henry G. Kennedy, while decapping primer from empty shell cases, killed by a charge accidentally mixed in with the empty cases. USS Belknap (DLG-26) collides with USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) in the Mediterranean. 14 October 1994. ", Copy of talk given by Captain B.E. Schooner USS Sea Gull disappeared, presumably sinking in a storm between Tierra del Fuego and Valpariso. 2 million in damages; aircraft losses totaled over $70 million. 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. 29, USS San Francisco CA38 War Damage Report No. 28 January 1833. 24 August 1995. Civil Engineer Corps History Photographs. 27 February 1863. 8 September 1910. 22 January 1955. USS Despatch shore boat run down by navy yard tug. 29 April 1862. He was driving a pickup truck that was struck on the driver side by another vehicle. The initial explosion was in a fourth-deck storeroom, a second explosion occurred in the same store room 45 minutes later. 27 September 2000. Destroyer USS Basilone (DDE-824) runs hard aground at Hampton Roads. Instructor pilot LT David J. Huber killed, and student pilot ENS Joseph W. Moorehouse seriously injured. Battleship No. SKSN collapsed while performing physical readiness training at Reserve Center Greenville, SC; and died. Lt. (jg) Carl A. R. Lindgren and Radioman 2 class Arthur Austin Freeman died when SU-2 from VS-2B crashed into the sea 10 miles west of La Jolla, Calif. 19 February 1935. 24 March 1995. 13 January 1944. 20 June 1957. 6 December 1965. The fire damaged the refueling station, an aviation equipment test station and three adjacent compartments. Flying fragments killed Chief Machinist Mate Harry James Welch. Marine Pfc. 25 June 1888. Five killed, six injured. Machinist trainee Bruce W. Ross, Water Tender Loyd J. Hampton and Chief Water Tender William Williams killed. Navy LT Thomas Mullen Adams, an exchange officer with the Royal Navy's 849 Squadron assigned to HMS Ark Royal, died when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided over international waters near Iraq. An F-8J Crusader from VF-211 crashed into the flight deck of USS Hancock (CVA-19), killing LT. G. J. Carloni. 13 July 1899. Two Seabees were killed and more than 90 wounded. P-3 Orion lost over Kauai, Hawaii, killing 14 crewmembers. while at Montevideo. LT. Jeffry Daus was picked up from land by local authorities and LCDR. 23 May 1913. 24 January 1945. While approaching Ranger (CV-4), Aviation Cadet William H. Jones accidentally flew an F3F-1 into the foremast of plane guard destroyer. Approximately 31 died. 370 (1889) Copies of Books to the Navy Department Library, General Order No. 5 March 1918. 6 killed. [1994-2006. 23 June 1999. 18 May 2003. 18 killed. PBM-5 crash in Antarctica during Operation Highjump. Fireman 1 class Jens K. Petersen killed. Milton G. Stephens. 1 million. 41, USS O'Brien DD415 War Damage Report No. A helicopter from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 2 was performing search-and-rescue (SAR) operations for the flight cycle and arrived on scene immediately. One submariner injured. 29 March 1911. 10 April 1963. One killed. Fireman 2 class Albert Grau died. Seaman Alexander Newton Dossett died from powder burns at target practice. A Marine Corps Lance Corporal died in automobile mishap at Camp Pendleton, California, when his personally owned vehicle was hit by a HMMWV. In 1937, 378 sailors died in accidents; 67 in motor vehicles, 43 by drowning. 5 March 1979. 25 October 1833. During landing of an F/A-18C Hornet from VFA-106 on USS George Washington (CVN-73) in the Virginia Capes, an arresting wire broke. Robert O. Bausch mortally injured in a fall, dying in hospital ship USS Solace. 25 February 1930. Explosion in aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CV-20) off Cuba kills 11, injures 4 more. Submarine USS F-4 sank near Hawaii after battery failure. 19 USS Louisiana. 17 June 1982. Seaplane accident at Miami, Fla., killed Ensign George B. Evans, Jr. 31 May 1918. 7 November 2001. Chief Water Tender Jacob Peter Windness died from burns. Steam tug USS Ida Captain of the Top Christopher H. Howard and Ordinary Seaman John Drion killed by a torpedo mine explosion in Mobile Bay. 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. 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Passed Midshipman Charles Dyer Jr. drowned at Pensacola, Florida, on 23 August 1850. 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. He was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve's 6th Communications Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group. Assigned to the gun line, the destroyer provided naval gunfire support to troops ashore for four days until suffering an in-bore shell explosion in Mount 51, killing three sailors and injuring ten others. 17 August 1918. Six F9F-4s from VMF-115 crashed into a South Korean mountain following lead aircraft navigational instrument failure. 18 USS Connecticut Gunners Mate George W. Fairey drowned while trying to recover a torpedo in about 80-feet of water. 27 July 1898. 24 May 1951. 19 January 1915. 6 March 1820. Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Dwayne Williams tripped and fell overboard while chasing a football, falling 70 feet into the Atlantic from USS Nassau (LHA 4) and was lost at sea about 900 miles east of Norfolk, Virginia. 11 November 1958. The pilot was killed. Approx. Gunboat USS Helena Ordinary Seaman Axel Johansson, while serving on prize crew aboard a Spanish ship, accidentally shot and killed when his revolver fell from its holster and discharged. Francis B. Waterman and Radioman 3 class James E. Pinkerton. 27 January 1816. 2 March 1952. The aircraft was part of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 163(C). 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. 5 December 1994. Gunner Victor A. Jacob died in a fall at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York. Bark USS Fredonia destroyed and sidewheel gunboat Wateree driven ashore by tidal waves at Arica, Peru. Approximately 20 individuals injured. Seabee units were quickly engaged in construction and . USS Mohican yard arm fell, striking and killing Fireman 1st class John Bernard Finnerty. 5 November 1931. 4 USS Pittsburgh Seaman Clay T. Lyles killed by an accidental explosion of a 3-inch saluting gun charge. Torpedo Boat No. 26 March 1918. 2 February 1991. Torpedo Boat No. A combat search and rescue team successfully recovered the pilot and radar intercept officer and took them to a coalition air base. 9 July 2001. 27 January 1816. Battleship No. 26 September 1998. 23 June 1962. Information in Relation to the Naval Protection Afforded to The Commerce of the United States in the West India Islands, &c. &c. 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Submarine USS G-2 sank at moorings off New London CT. 3 killed. 250 (1880) Establishment of the Office of Judge Advocate General of the Navy, General Order No. Three killed, at least four injured, by explosion in patrol ship USS Somersworth (PCER-849) off Montauk Point, N. Y. 8 June 2001. 14 March 1901. 8 December 1875. In 1935, 320 sailors died in accidents; 43 in motor vehicles, 33 by drowning. 28 October 1918. 1968: The new Seabee camp built by NMCB 11 at Quang Tri, RVNwas dedicated as Camp Rhodes, in honor of Lt. Joseph Rhodes, a CEC officer killed in action. Staff SGT William D. Richardson, died of injuries sustained from a non-hostile vehicle accident near Al Taqaddum, Iraq. Three other HS-8 helos and one VAW-112 E-2C Hawkeye participated in the search effort. You Should Also Know, Is the Navy getting rid of Seabees?
