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On 22 March 1986, three miles south of Midway Island, harbor tug USS Secota (YTM-415) had just completed a personnel transfer from Georgia, picking up a submarine crewman who was going on emergency leave, when Secota lost power and got hung up on Georgia ' s starboard stern plane while the sub's propeller continued to turn. [7]
USS Secota (YTB-415) was a harbor tug that served in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1986. Secota was assigned to the United States Pacific Fleet soon after delivery to the Navy. She was at Okinawa in August 1945; visited Qingdao , China in July 1946; and replaced USS Anamosa at Yokosuka , Japan, on 20 August 1947.
The ship struck several mines within minutes and broke into three sections. 15 of her crew were killed in the sinking. USS Reuben James (DD-245) was acting as escort for British convoys as a part of the Neutrality Patrol when on 23 October 1941 around daybreak the ship was hit by a torpedo fired from U-552, which was aiming for a cargo vessel ...
A tug boat that sank off of Fire Island, New York, with loss of one of her four crew members. USS Spikefish United States Navy: 4 August 1964 A Balao-class submarine that was sunk as a target off Long Island. USS Turner United States Navy: 3 January 1944 A destroyer; exploded and sunk at Ambrose Light
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While the USS Georgia, a nuclear-powered submarine, was already in the Mediterranean Sea in July, according to a U.S. military post on social media, it was a rare move to publicly announce the ...
The United States is sending the USS Georgia guided missile submarine to the Middle East and is speeding up the transit to the region of the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, equipped with ...
A barge that sank near Angel's Gate and was blown up as a hazard to navigation. Georgia: 22 February 1966 A barge that was scuttled off Redondo Beach. Georgia Straits: A tug that sank under tow off Los Angeles. USS Gregory United States Navy: 4 March 1971 A Fletcher-class destroyer that was bombed as a target off San Clemente Island. Johanna Smith