Screw steamer USS Mohawk Landsman Thomas J.

McLane killed by the bursting of a gun at the Washington Navy Yard. Passed Assistant Surgeon Silas Holmes drowned in Mobile Bay, Alabama.

Harris and Commander Henry Pinkney drowned at Tuspan, Mexico. Side wheel steamer USS Mississippi Ordinary Seaman John Myers killed by discharge of a gun. Hassler drowned in Long Island Sound, 27 November 1846.īrig USS Somers capsized and foundered in a sudden squall while chasing a blockade runner off Vera Cruz, Mexico. Midshipman Wingate Pilsbury drowned near Vera Cruz, Mexico, 25 July 1846. Bartlett drowned on Monrovia bar, coast of Africa, 30 March 1846. Newman drowned at Montevideo, 11 October 1844. David Gardiner of New York and a servant of the President killed. Beverly Kennon, Chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repairs Rep. Secretary of the Navy Thomas Gilmer Secretary of State Abel P. Screw Steamer USS Princeton 12-inch shell gun explodes in ordnance accident. Last heard from on 15 March 1843.īrig USS Lawrence Seaman Michael Cummings killed by discharge of a gun. Schooner USS Grampus presumably foundered in a gale off South Carolina with all hands. Hart drowned at the mouth of the Lorango River, 2 November 1842.īrig USS Somers crewmen: Midshipman Philip Spencer, son of the Secretary of War Boatswain's Mate Samuel Cromwell and Seaman Elisha Small found guilty of intention to mutiny and executed by hanging. 2 October 1842.ĬDR William Boerum and Purser Benjamin F. Sloop USS Concord wrecked in Mozambique Channel. Borden drowned in the Potomac, 5 April 1842. For safety purposes, the laboratory and powder magazine are then moved to separate locations. Ross Crawford drowned in Delaware River, 26 July 1841.Īn explosion during an ordnance experiment at the Washington Navy Yard killed two workers. Navy Agent George Johnson lost in Gulf of Mexico on his way to Pensacola, February 1841. Schooner USS Sea Gull disappeared, presumably sinking in a storm between Tierra del Fuego and Valpariso. Wish died as a result of injury received from a falling small pair of shears at the New York Navy Yard. Disappeared after departing Pensacola, Fla., in July 1831. Schooner USS Sylph probably sank in a storm in August 1831. Midshipman Edward Hopkinson died from fall from the mizen top of ? while at Montevideo. McMullin died from fall from poop on the sloop Warren at Rio de Janeiro. 4 June 1829.īrig USS Hornet disappeared in with all hands in the Caribbean, reportedly sinking in a gale off Tampico on 29 September 1829. Steam frigate USS Fulton, used as a receiving ship, destroyed by gunpowder explosion. Schooner USS Ferret capsized in storm off Cuba. Schooner USS Wildcat lost with all hands in a gale while sailing between Cuba and Thompson's Island, West Indies. Schooner USS Lynx disappeared en route from St. 27 January 1816.Ĭhartered schooner Quaker sank in a gale with all aboard. Ship-of-the-Line USS Independence seaman William Oaty accidentally killed by pistol shot. Sloop-of-War USS Epervier disappeared in Atlantic Ocean. Gun Boat #146 blew up owing to magazine explosion. Schooner USS Alligator sank in Port Royal Sound during a heavy storm. Gun Boat #164 sank in a squall in Chesapeake Bay. Schooners USS Hamilton and Scourge capsize in a heavy squall on Lake Ontario. 5 October 1811.ĭuring the unsuccessful pursuit of HMS Belvidera, one of frigate President's bow chasers exploded, wounding 16 men. Gun Boat #2 sank in gale in Chesapeake Bay. Gun Boat #159 lost in Chesapeake Bay with all on board. Ketch Intrepid, fitted out as an 'infernal' or fire ship, blown up in premature detonation of powder charges during blockade of Tripoli. Thomas McDonald, William Fountain and John Bartlett drowned. 14 July 1804.įrigate USS John Adams small boat accident. Jacob Hendrickson, USS Constitution, killed by fall from aloft.ĭavid Darling, Ships' Boy, USS Constitution, fell from the booms into the hold and was killed by the fall. USS Constitution sailor, Richard Beedland fell from aloft and was killed. Approximately 105 lost.įrigate USS Insurgent lost with all hands, presumably in a gale after leaving Hampton Roads on 8 August 1800, bound for the West Indies. Last seen 20 August 1800 when she departed for the West Indies. Brig USS Pickering presumably sank with all hands in a gale in September 1800.

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