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20 January 2002. None of the injuries were life threatening, but one Marine was evacuated to an Army field hospital in Kuwait for treatment of a serious arm injury; the others were treated aboard. 2 June 1914. CPL Paul C. Holter III died due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Ramadi, Iraq. 47 USS Aylwin explosion (probably the port drum of #1 boiler) in forward fireroom. 11 September 1810. A Marine suffered fatal injuries after being struck by the gun section of a M198 155 mm howitzer. USS Colorado sailor Frederick Newman knocked overboard and killed by coal bag. Screw gunboat USS Yantic Coxswain Patrick Murphy killed by premature explosion as he was ramming home gun charge. 5 June 1945. Armored Cruiser No. Eight Firemen and a Water Tender killed. 7 May 2002. Protected cruiser USS Boston crewmen caught in black powder explosion at Mare Island Navy Yard. 18 February 2002. 10 November 1936. Commissioned in 1968, it set a record test depth of more than 3,000 feet. 128 (1903) Establishment of Naval Districts, General Order No. 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. Five killed, six injured. 20 drowned. 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. Side wheel steamer USS Somerset Coal Heaver Robert Cliett killed in ordnance accident. 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.] 18 December 1980. 28 December 2004. 18 July 2005. CDR William Boerum and Purser Benjamin F. Hart drowned at the mouth of the Lorango River, 2 November 1842. Babcock was assigned to the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station in Bahrain. 8 September 1910. This represented the deadliest day for the Seabees since the Vietnam War. P2V Neptune from VX-6 crashed during take-off from Wilkes Station, Antarctica. Major fell out of training run and was taken to the hospital where he later died. 27 August 1965. 25 June 2003. 23 October 1902. A Petty Officer 1st Class died while participating in command departmental physical training in Norfolk, Virginia. 17 December 1917. It is not intended to be a comprehensive list, rather it is intended to identify well known incidents including those involving the sinking of a commissioned ship, and specific accidents involving numerous personnel, though undoubtedly we have missed some of these type of incidents. USS Paterson Seaman Johan Alfred Carlson fell from the rigging during heavy seas and drowned. Christopher Dickerson, Jason Dwelley, Michael Anderson, Trace Dossett, Ronald Ginther, Robert Jenkins and Scott McHugh. 15 July 2003. A two-alarm fire swept through a storage building on the Washington Navy Yard, DC, injuring two sailors. Lt. (j. g. ) Frank F. Foss died of injuries the following day. USS Squalus (SS-192) sank off Portsmouth NH during a test dive. Destroyers USS Hull (DD-350), USS Spence (DD-512), and USS Monaghan (DD-354) capsized and sank, at least 28 other vessels damaged. 90 (1869) Uniform Changes, General Order No. HH-46D "Sea Knight" helicopter crashed in Atlantic Ocean during a search and rescue mission. Fireman 2 class James H. Eaton, Water Tender Bartholomew Glynn and Fireman 1 class Everett Harmon killed. 93-16], Riverine Warfare: The US Navy's Operations on Inland Waters, Rocks and Shoals: Articles for the Government of the U.S. Navy, The Recruitment of African Americans in the US Navy 1839, The Role of COMINT in the Battle of Midway, The Role of the United States Navy in the Formation and Development of the Federal German Navy, 1945-1970, Royal Works USS Lexington [Crossing the Line 1936], Rules for the Regulation of the Navy - 1775, The Russian Navy Visits the United States, A Sampling of U.S. Two aviators were lost at sea when their aircraft crashed in the Atlantic Ocean. 10 July 1960. 16 September 1813. Seabee chief petty officer collapsed during battalion run and later died at hospital. F/A-18D "Hornet" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather)-21, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, crashed into the Yellow Sea 60 miles southwest of Korea. Gunboat USS Bennington explosion in port fire room compartment filled most of the living compartments and deck space with steam and ashes. Marine Lance Corporal Gregory E. MacDonald, assigned to Bravo Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, was killed when the light armored vehicle he was traveling in rolled over in Iraq. 17 August 1918. USS Housatonic Fireman 2d Class Roy Herbert Jolley crushed to death between rudder arc and top of mine tunnel. A premature explosion of a shell from #2 5-inch gun killed Mess Attendant 3d Class Ercell W. Martin, Fireman 3d class Valentine Przybylski, and Seaman 2 class Emmette J. Shields during this action. Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press, 1990. 3 February 1966. Receiving ship at New York, NY, boiler explosion burned Chief Water Tender Anton Sadar who nine days later died at the Naval Hospital in New York, NY. 20 January 1864. 14 October 1920. Two killed. 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). USS New York Seaman William Banks Ahearne killed when rifle discharged during drill. SH-60F "Seahawk" made an emergency landing near Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada. 9 December 1918. Ludwell R. Pickett, Lt (jg). SW1 Orlan F. John, USN, killed in accidental explosion at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Aviation Machinist's Mate 2 class Ira Ovel Wilson died of injuries after walking into propeller of Boeing F3B carrier fighter on flight deck of USS Langley (CV-1). Seaman Ariel Morataya from USS John L. Hall (FFG 32) died at Rodriguez Zambrano General Hospital in Manta, Ecuador, of injuries suffered while on liberty. He died later that night at the Naval Hospital in Chelsea MA. While replenishing ordnance in Leyte Gulf, aircraft carrier Randolph (CV-15) was buzzed by an Army P-38 Mustang that subsequently crashed her forward flight deck. LT Aaron Barbosa and AMS2 Ross Daniel lost at sea. 5 USS Kearsarge powder fire in 8-inch gun turret. Operation Iraqi Freedom (major combat phase from 19 March to 1 May 2003). To avoid being burned, Apprentice Seaman Andrew Jackson Gash jumped overboard and drowned. 4 October 1918. 1 killed and 15 injured. Radioman 1 class Newton Jenner Underwood died of injuries following crash of plane near Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The initial explosion was in a fourth-deck storeroom, a second explosion occurred in the same store room 45 minutes later. A fire during the building of aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) at the New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, killed 46 workers and injured 150. An explosion occurred in a trash receptacle adjacent to a Marine berthing compartment aboard USS Saipan (LHA-2) injuring 11 personnel. Airplane accident at Pensacola, Fla., mortally injured Ensign Louis J. Bergen. Ketch Intrepid, fitted out as an "infernal" or fire ship, blown up in premature detonation of powder charges during blockade of Tripoli. 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. Thomas McDonald, William Fountain and John Bartlett drowned. 16 October 1943. 2 November 1863. Boatswain William Whiting killed accidentally in Woosung, China, 1 April 1855. USS Pinckney (DDG 91) pre-commissioning unit personnel traveling by bus to Beaufort National Cemetery for a wreath-laying ceremony in honor of the ship's namesake, who is buried there, collided with a truck on US Route 17 about 20 miles north of Beaufort, SC. 21 April 1952. Marine PFC Michael M. Carey, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, apparently drowned in a canal in Iraq. 2 April 2003. 29 January 2005. 2 (part III), Building the Navy's Bases, vol. 22 February 1996. Hugh N. Boadwee from VB-2B was killed when plane crashed into the sea off Mexico. Ensign James Hiram Kelsey Jr. died after his SF-1 plane from USS Lexington (CV-2) crashed into the water 37 miles east of Cape Henry Lighthouse. 10 February 2005. 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. The helicopter crashed while supporting nighttime training operations with Guam (LPH 9). 29 Oct 2009. 27 February 1918. Stern wheel gunboat USS Cincinnati Fireman 1 class Martin McLano killed in ordnance accident. F/A-18C "Hornet" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, stationed at Naval Air Station Miramar, California, crashed near Naval Air Facility El Centro, California. Gun Boat #164 sank in a squall in Chesapeake Bay. UH-1N Huey from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 crashed at Camp Pendleton, CA. 28, USS Princeton CVL23 War Damage Report No. 27 January 1926. Commander William S. Harris and Commander Henry Pinkney drowned at Tuspan, Mexico, 15 May 1848. 3 USS Brooklyn coal dust explosion killed 9 Firemen and a Chief Water Tender. 13 May 2003. USS Francis Marion (LPA-249) in a collision with Greek freighter off Virginia, two sailors injured. strikes cable and crashes at Pago Pago, American Samoa. A helicopter from HS-6 embarked on Lincoln also participated in the rescue. 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). 14 January 2006. 22 August 1918. 22 December 1967. 12 small ships and landing craft sunk, 222 others beached. 55 USS Cushing steam accident seriously burnt Boilermaker 1 class Thomas Francis Flannery who died the following day in the Naval Hospital at New York NY. Lance CPL Nickalous N. Aldrich died from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. 9 April 2005. 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. Merchant ship SS Valencia wrecked on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Milton G. Stephens. 14 killed, 2 injured. Lieutenant fell out during physical training at Naval Station Great Lakes and later died. 27 September 1918. 29 September 1863. 36 lost. Plane and body sank in 4,600 feet of water. Aircrew members injured when AH-1W "Sea Cobra" from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 261 impacted the ground during a training flight in Jordan. In 1935, 320 sailors died in accidents; 43 in motor vehicles, 33 by drowning. Marine Pfc. The Seabees were involved in every major invasion during World War II, supporting and fighting alongside their infantry brothers at Guadalcanal, Los Negros, Tarawa, Munda, Saipan, Tinian, Attu, Iwo Jima, Guam, Samara, Okinawa, Salerno, Sicily, and Normandy. 1 Austrian 6-pounder Howitzer with cutout, No. Joseph J. Loughlin, Aviation Machinist's Mate 1 class John J. Carney and Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate Harry M. Bradley. Landing craft sunk after collision Inchon harbor, Korea. During carrier operations, an FJ Fury crashed USS Essex (CV-9) flight deck, killing two men, injuring 21, and destroying five other planes. Naval Aviation News. Bonner, Kit and Carolyn Bonner. 1 Navy death, LCDR Tragna, and a Contractor flight instructor died. Battleship No. He was a boatswain's mate on the USS Essex at Sasebo Naval Base, Japan. 13 February 2002. 24 March 1995. All of the injured were treated and back to duty by the next morning. 5 USS Decatur ammunition explosion kills Chief Gunner's Mate William U. Hayden and Gunner's Mates 3 class Ewell Bell and Loid J. Elkins. A flash fire in USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) No. 12 May 2003. 58, Summary of War Damage to U. S. Battleships, Carriers, Cruisers and Destroyers 17 October, 1941 to 7 December, 1942, USS Birmingham CL62 War Damage Report No. 16 January 1924. 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. Sloop of war Preble steam accident. Three sailors were injured when a Marine sentry fired a . 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. 30 June 1814. During a memorial ceremony held May 15, 2004 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq,. Note: Data are based on incomplete and sometimes conflicting sources. 541, the Office of Naval Operations established standard nomenclature for naval vessels. Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Andrew Scott Charpentier died at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, from a non-combat related illness incurred while assigned to the Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 11 February 2002. 17 January 2002. During flight operations on Bataan (CVL-29), an arresting gear cable parted, killing one flight deck crew and injuring three others. Iron-hulled, twin-screw coastal defense monitor USS Amphitrite steam accident burned Fireman 2 class Albert Francis Moran who died in Methodist Episcopal Hospital, Brooklyn NY on 5 November 1918. 1 September 1970. O2U plane, while engaged in chasing torpedos during submarine practice, crashed into water off Barber's Point, Oahu. The Battles of Cape Esperance 11 October 1942 and Santa Cruz Islands 26 October 1942, Battles of Savo Island and Eastern Solomons, Boat Pool 15-1 Manila, P.I. Camp Pendleton--six marines injured when amphibious assault vehicle overturned during a training exercise on base. [Wateree later served as living spaces ashore, then as an inn. 19 USS Louisiana steam accident burned Engineman 2 class Harry Adrian Pecotte who died 12 January 1919 in the Naval Hospital at Norfolk VA. 13 December 1918. Airplane accident at Norfolk, Va., killed Ensign Charles C. Crailer. 23 killed, at least 15 seriously injured. D'Eredita were killed. 13 USS Virginia boiler tube burst burning Fireman 3 class William Francis Conway who died four hours later. LT Dan Keohane, petty officers Ron Brabant and Jason Cassady, and corpsman Ken May were injured in the crash. MH-53E "Sea Dragon" of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico killing all 6 occupants. USS Idaho (BB-42) Seaman 1 class Russell Lee Findlay crushed to death between gun recoil cylinder and girder during gun elevation. During a night march at the Parris Island recruit depot, an exceptionally strong tidal current in Ribbon Creek swept over Marine Platoon 71, drowning six men. Two Navy personnel killed when a T-34C crashed during a VFR training flight out of Corpus Christi, Texas. CAPT Mark R. Nickles and MAJ Danny A. Seaman Matthew Draughon drowned while salvaging the wreckage of a Misawa F-16 that had crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Misawa Air Base, Japan. 17 August 1918. 10 September 1913. 27 August 2002. Major died after complaining about chest pains subsequent to performing unit physical training. The fire damaged the refueling station, an aviation equipment test station and three adjacent compartments. All 8 personnel were airlifted to a local hospital. USS Dixie landsman James Henry McHefft fell down hatch, fractured his skull, and died. 17 February 1862. Fireman 1 class Joseph Shearl Myers and Chief Water Tender John Henry Tibbs died. Side wheel steamer USS Harvest Moon Wardroom Steward John Hazard killed by accidental torpedo mine explosion. Destroyer No. He was last seen on the evening of 12 September when the ship was underway. while at Montevideo. 32 sailors were killed in flight accidents during 1939. 10 January 2006. Three killed, at least four injured, by explosion in patrol ship USS Somersworth (PCER-849) off Montauk Point, N. Y. All 11 crew members were treated for minor injuries after rescue by Oman Air Force helicopters. Oliver Walton Bagby struck in the chest and killed by 12-inch shell splinters during fragmentation experiments at the Naval Proving Ground, Dahlgren, Virginia. 20 September 1927. 2004: A mortar attack at Camp Ramadi, Al-Ramadi, Al Anbar Province, Iraq killed five members of NMCB 14, one U.S. Army soldier, and wounded 28 other personnel. Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. [premature discharge of cartridge in 6" gun]. Single turret monitor Nahant steam accident. A flash fire in the engineering spaces of minesweeper USS Exultant (MSO-441) kills five off Savannah. 4 USS Iowa steam accident scalded to death Engineman 2 class James Clarence Elliott. 26 January 2004. "The fire and the flooding were controlled and the submarine was stabilized early today, military officials said. 44 died of asphyxiation except one who died from burns and injuries. Two F-14 Tomcats from Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) collided off the North Carolina coast while conducting a routine training mission. 4 September 1918. 24 March 1995. 1 October 1863. CPL fell out of PT formation run and fell to the ground; died of an aneurysm. 7 USS Colorado Machinist's Mate 1 class Saul Torgerson burned in engine room accident, dying the next day in San Francisco. 22 January 1903. 2 April 2003. One aircraft safely landed. Battleship No. 558 died from influenza in 1919; and 278 in 1920. 15 killed. Destroyer No. USS George Washington (CVN-33) crewman killed during repositioning of an aircraft towing dolly. 11 December 2000. A single-seat F-5E "Tiger II" aircraft from Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC) 13 crashed nine miles south of the Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada, killing the pilot, LTCDR Anthony Domino. Accidental ignition of hydraulic fluid in catapult system starts a fire in Leyte (CV-32) at the Charlestown Naval Shipyard, Boston. 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. Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press 1981. Ensign Fred Edward Ries, while dismantling nose fuse of anti-aircraft shell at Naval Air Squadron #1, Calais, France, fatally injured by accidental explosion. 9 January 1919. 26 March 1918. An oxygen feed-line fire and explosion in Sargo (SSN-583) after torpedo room. 11 November 1955. [see the enclosed "Report of the Surgeon General for 1919-1921, for statistics on the influenza pandemic. 3 September 2005. 39 killed. 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. 37 USS Oklahoma Seaman 2 class James Oliver Charles fatally injured when a 14-inch shell fell on him, crushing him to the deck. 19 November 1930. Seaman 1 class Joseph Earl Green drowned after parachuting into sea following accident to Curtiss O2C Helldiver near Oakland, Calif. 10 April 1932. After launching from the deck of USS Antietam (CVS-36) on 4 May 1961, and reaching the unprecedented height of 113,500 feet, the high-altitude research balloon Strato-Lab High 5 splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico. Typhoon passes within 15 miles of Okinawa, severely damaging ships in Buckner Bay anchorage. While operating off Vietnam, a turret fire and explosion in Newport News (CA-148) kills 20 and injures another 36 sailors. In 1930, 166 sailors died from diseases, 28 sailors killed in flight accidents, 32 from naval and military hazards, and 11 poisonings. Philadelphia: Chilton Co., 1962. USS R-12 (SS-89) sank after flooding in battery compartment. 22 January 1955. The search for her was called off after 28 hours. He was attached to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 42, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing. An explosion during an ordnance experiment at the Washington Navy Yard killed two workers. 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. 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. Petty Officer First Class Shaun Dale presumably fell overboard from USS Nassau (LHA 4) and drowned in the Atlantic Ocean. 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. 10 September 1930. 22 October 1926. 3 March 2006. Fireman 1 class Jens K. Petersen killed. 28 killed, 343 injured. Perez Jr., died as a result of non-hostile vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. 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Fireman 2 class James A. Bortell killed. The dead are: Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Todd Arnold and Chief Warrant Officer Robert William Channell, Jr., both from the 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade; and Lance Corporal Alan Dinh Lam from the 8th Communication Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade. 27 November 2001. Last seen on 8 May 1839. MCB1-MCB9 Reunion Association. During a storm off Virginia, destroyer USS Daly (DD-519) was caught in a huge swell, killing one sailor and sweeping five others over board. The umbilical lines supplying air and communications to Draughon became wrapped around the ship's anchor chain. This alphanumeric hull designation system is still in use today. 24 January 1919. 13 November 1849. Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Darren Ethan Tate died of non-hostile causes at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. 29 March 2003. Jacob Hendrickson, USS Constitution, killed by fall from aloft. Minesweeper USS Curlew Seaman Robert Israel Simpson blown overboard and drowned in the North Sea after a sweep exploded a nearby mine. 11 March 1956. Outbreak began in December 1913. 7 May 1863. Casualty Branch. Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press, 1991. 20 April 2002. Gunboat No. Camp Lejeune - Seabee Training Records. 56, USS Houston CL81 War Damage Report No. 10 USS Memphis (ex-USS Tennessee) driven ashore and totally wrecked by tidal wave at Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic. 163 killed and 396 injured. 14 October 1994. 19 April 1989. Stud carried away on discharge valve on #4 oil pump. 12 February 1935. Arabian Sea. Destroyer No. 1902. 57-41, BUREAU OF NAVIGATION CIRCULAR LETTER NO. A twin-engine P2V Neptune from *** crashed into a mountain near the tip of Cape Newenham, Alaska. 28 January 1833. 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). Destroyer No. Battleship No. 145 lost. T-34C "Turbo-Mariner" of Marine Fighter-Attack Training Squadron 101 crashed 11 miles northeast of Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California. UH-1N "Huey" based aboard USS Essex (LHD-2) crashed 25 miles southeast of Mogadishu, Somalia, while on a training mission. 4 February 1997. Navy Casualties: Lost and Wrecked Ships, 18011941; Explosions, 18041941; Steam Casualties, 18551941. 16 January 1918. Two AH-1W Super Cobras from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775 collided at Laredo International Airport, TX. F-4 **** crashes in the Chesapeake Bay, two killed. 29 November 1907. 19 December 1910. 14 July 1933. 23 March 2003. 28 August 1804. Steam gunboat USS Mercedita Seaman John Morry killed in ordnance accident. Task Force 38 struck by typhoon in Okinawa area. LCDR James Dee and LT Thomas Francis were killed. 6 killed. Ocean going tug USS Chemung fire room blaze. 42 USS Jenkins, killing Seaman 2 class William Lusso. 27 June 1905. DANFS - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Permitting Policy and Resource Management, The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: 20 Years Later, "Ex Scientia Tridens": The U.S. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. USS Raleigh (LPD-1) suffers an engine room steam accident which kills two sailors. Arkin, William M. and Handler, Joshua. 2 million in damages; aircraft losses totaled over $70 million. One passenger killed when SH-60B "Seahawk" of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light 43 crashed into the sea while operating from USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) in the Arabian Gulf. An F/A-18 from VFA-82 crashed in the Ocala National Forest, about 40 miles west of Daytona, FL, during a training exercise. 21 July 1995. 7 March 1912. Cooney, David M. A Chronology of the US. 3 Dec 2009. Seaplane accident at Miami, Fla., killed Ensign George B. Evans, Jr. 31 May 1918. 61, USS Northampton CA26 War Damage Report No. 13 March 1865. 9 December 1999. PFC Kenneth L. Sickels died in a non-combat related incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. 14 April 1919. Continental sloop Saratoga lost with all hands in a gale off the Bahamas. 306 killed. Lt. Charles D. Hart lost his life following crash of F4B4 from VF-3B on board USS Langley (CV-1) while flying near San Diego, Calif. 3 November 1933. 9 September 1918. In 1931, 216 sailors died in accidents; 81 in motor vehicles and 23 in flight accidents. (possibly 20 July?). Joseph B. Maglione was killed by a non-combat weapon discharge at Camp Coyote, Kuwait. During routine gunnery practice, Battleship No.