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Naval Accidents 1945-1988 (1989)
| Author | Arkin, Handler |
| Date | June 1989 |
| Classification | 6.07.5.35/01 (MISCELLANEOUS - NUCLEAR POWER AT SEA - ACCIDENTS OTHER) |
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From the publication:
Introduction Overview This report documents 1,276 accidents of the major navies of the world between 1945 and 1988. By frequency of occurrence, 406 accidents involved major surface combatants (not including aircraft carriers), 359 involved submarines, 228 involved aircraft carriers, 182 involved logistic support ships, 142 involved minor military ships, and 75 involved amphibious warships (see table 1). Seventy-five accidents were actual sinkings, 60 of military vessels, and 17 of civilian boats. The accidents have resulted in over 2,800 deaths, with U.S. and Soviet fatalities constituting about 65 percent of the total. The majority of accidents occurred in the Atlantic Ocean (624, or 49 percent), not including the Mediterranean Sea, 318 (or 25 percent) occurred in the Pacific, 110 (9 percent) occurred in the Mediterranean Sea, and 34 occurred in the Indian Ocean. (2) Of the 1,276 accidents, 799 have involved naval ships of the United States. This preponderance of U.S. accidents does not mean a higher accident rate than other navies, particularly the Soviet Navy. Many hundreds more Soviet accidents are known to have occurred, but due to inadequate data and excessive secrecy, we have been unable to document their specific dates or circumstances.
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