32 sailors and five civilians killed, 40 injured. 28 April 1953.Ī target drone plane accidentally crashed light carrier USS Wright (CVL-49), 3 killed, 4 injured.Īccidental ignition of hydraulic fluid in catapult system started a fire in Leyte (CV-32) at the Charlestown Naval Shipyard, Boston. 29 December 1952.Įxplosion in aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CV-20) off Cuba killed 11, injured 4 more. PBM-5 aircraft of Patrol Squadron 47 crashed in the Sea of Japan while on anti-submarine patrol, killing ten members of the crew of fourteen. 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. While the Wasp turned into the wind to recover aircraft, Hobson crossed the carrier’s bow from starboard to port and was struck amidship breaking Hobson in two. 11 September 1952.ġ76 killed in an Atlantic collision between the Wasp (CV-18) and the Hobson (DD-464). Six F9F-4s from VMF-115 crashed into a South Korean mountain following lead aircraft navigational instrument failure. The entire crew including five officers and nine enlisted men, killed. 7 August 1952.Ī Navy Mariner PBM, while on a night ASW patrol flight, crashed on Shikoku Island, Japan. Thirteen bodies were recovered from the wreckage, with no survivors. 6 August 1952.Ī Navy Mariner PBM crashed on the west slope of Bataan Mountain, near the entrance to Manila Bay. Helicopters and destroyers of Task Force 77 rescued 63 survivors from the sea. Nine personnel including one officer died of smoke and burns. 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. USS Hobson (DMS 26) broke in half and sank after collision with USS Wasp (CV 18) in mid Atlantic collision. 2 March 1952.ĭuring gun fire operations off North Korea, 30 killed in a powder blast in forward turret of cruiser USS St. LCPL of LST 561 foundered off Yongpyong-do, west coast of Korea with loss of all hands: two US Navy officers including Commander LST Division 12, two US Army officers, one Republic of Korea Navy officer, five US Navy enlisted personnel and two Royal Marines. Five killed.Īfter an F2H Banshee crashed through the safety barrier of USS Essex (CV-9), the resulting fire and explosion killed seven sailors. While at Yokosuka, aircraft carrier USS Bairoko (CVE-115) suffered an explosion and flash fire in flight hanger. Liberty launch capsized off Newport, Rhode Island, 19 sailors drown.Ĭollier Thomas Tracy collided with seaplane tender USS Valcour (AVP-55) off Cape Henry, Virginia, starting a severe aviation gasoline fire. Hospital ship USS Benevolence (AH 13) rammed and sunk by freighter Mary Luckenbach near San Francisco Bay. Gasoline tanker USS Chehalis (AOG 48) sunk by fire and explosion at Tutuila, Samoa. USS Tusk (SS 426) crew members washed overboard while rescuing crew of fire damaged USS Cochino (SS 345) in the Norwegian Sea. Navy launch approaching an aircraft carrier sank off Norfolk, Virginia. Liberty boat capsized in Mediterranean off Les Salins d’Hyeres, drowning eight sailors. PBM-5 crash in Antarctica during Operation Highjump. Reagan died as a result of methyl alcohol poisoning during Operation Crossroads. William was killed in an aircraft crash on Roi-Namur Island in Kwajalein Atoll during Operation Crossroads. Moran died from accidental electrocution on seaplane tender USS Albermarle (AV-5) during Operation Crossroads. USS Solar (DE 221) destroyed in ordnance accident at Naval Ammunition Depot at Earle, New Jersey. Mangum drowned during Operation Crossroads. 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.īarracks fire at Naval Training Station Barracks B in Newport, Virginia. This is a selected list of incidents not directly the result of enemy action which resulted in US naval personnel casualties, typically while these personnel were on official duty.
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