Side wheel gunboat USS Quaker City Gunner's Mate Freeman Day killed in ordnance accident. Lt. (jg) Frank E. Highley died in collision between two F3R-1 planes near Ensley, Fla. 26 April 1934. Available online at http://www.centcom.mil]. For safety purposes, the laboratory and powder magazine are then moved to separate locations. Two F-14 "Tomcats" of Fighter Squadron 103, operating from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), collided over Mediterranean Sea. Fireman 1 class George Trugillo killed. During a practice torpedo firing exercise west of Pearl Harbor, toxic gases from a fire in the forward torpedo room of USS Tiru (SS-416) injures 18 sailors. 306 killed. 1 November 1912. 7-inch gun at MacMany Point battery blew out. During anti-aircraft firing practice aboard USS Colorado (BB-45), a 5-inch shell exploded prematurely, killing Lt. Ralph Friend Bradford, Seaman 1 class Maurice Gilbert Hawkins, and Seamen 2 class Louis Albert Clark, John Joseph Schnur, and Clarence Eugene Swift. He was assigned to Combat Service Support Battalion 1, Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force. All 7 crewmen died when the plane sank a few minutes later. 29 cases of disease and 5 deaths. The date provided at the end of each entry is the date of the accident/incident, rather than the date of death of individuals who died subsequent to the event. 8 December 1846. 36 lost. Five Navy personnel including a Filipino steward killed. Vietnam War Casualties by Unit of Assignment www.VirtualWall.org. During 1919, 1,762 sailors died from disease or accident. 22 May 1968. 31 January 1940. USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67). 23 March 2003. Passed Midshipman D. Ross Crawford drowned in Delaware River, 26 July 1841. 27 February 1997. Armored cruiser USS West Virginia Seaman John Jones accidentally killed during pistol practice. Minesweeper USS Auk Boatswain's Mate 1 class Lee Afton Singleton knocked overboard and drowned after kite wire jumped out of retaining chock. To avoid being burned, Apprentice Seaman Andrew Jackson Gash jumped overboard and drowned. 3 October 1934. Crewmen were injured when a UH-1N "Huey" from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 crashed in Kenya, Africa. Two UH-60 helicopters intermeshed turning rotor systems on the ground in Fallon, NV. An 18-year old sailor collapsed in Minato-Machi Cho at Sasebo Naval Base, Japan. 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. 40 lost. 13 January 2006. 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. 18 June 2000. Tug USS Asher J. Hudson (YT-37) sank alongside dock at the naval station at New Orleans. During a tactical exercise, Reserve pilot Ens. Steamer USS Albatross engine room steam valve blew out killing Fireman 2 class James Collarey. 23 Jul 1917. U.S. Navy. Fallen Seabees honored at annual memorial - jacksonville.com 21 March 1991. Bauer, K. Jack and Stephen S. Roberts. Steam launch from USS Yosemite foundered in the harbor of San Luis d'Apra, Guam in typhoon. USS Scorpion (SSN-589) lost with all hands 400 miles southwest of Azores, in over 10,000 feet of water. Taxiing helo's main rotor hit a parked/turning helo's tail rotor. 16 January 1918. 23 May 1913. 8 May 2002. Gunboat USS Nashville Gunners Mate Paul E. Parlaman accidentally shot and killed during Morris tube firing practice. The bottom of the high pressure cylinder blew out killing Chief Machinist Mate Harry Frank Bock and Oilers Almo Miller and Richard Curtis Smith. An F-8J Crusader from VF-24 struck the flight deck ramp of USS Hancock (CVA-19) and exploded during night carrier qualifications, killing LT. Darrell N. Eggert. 31 December 1862. Seaplane accident in France killed Ensign Delozier Davidson. Battleship No. F-14A overboard on landing, John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Helicopters and destroyers of Task Force 77 rescued 63 survivors from the sea. Steamer USS Rappahannock Seaman 2 Class William Lewis killed by shrapnel after accidental discharge of forward gun. 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. Commander Charles K. Springle was shot and killed in a non-combat related incident at a combat stress clinic at Camp Victory, Iraq. Destroyer No. Hugh N. Boadwee from VB-2B was killed when plane crashed into the sea off Mexico. 30 October 1990. New York: Greenwood Press, 1991. 1 killed. 50 died. Lt. (jg) Carl A. R. Lindgren and Radioman 2 class Arthur Austin Freeman died when SU-2 from VS-2B crashed into the sea 10 miles west of La Jolla, Calif. 19 February 1935. Side wheel steamer USS Philadelphia Seaman William Palmer killed in ordnance accident. Both crewmembers ejected and were recovered; only one suffered minor injuries. 14 January 2006. Reindeer Station (Diego Garcia) Killed in action in Peacetime. He was driving a High-Mobility, Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) as part of a convoy to Camp Coyote in Kuwait when his vehicle struck a parked trailer. 1970: NMCB 1 main body, with Cmdr. 46 killed. Lt. (jg) John S. Graff killed when his SU-1 from VS-2B crashed into the sea. USS Chicago Apprentice 3d class Louis Gorden slipped on deck and fractured skull. A collision in the Strait of Gibraltar between Kenneth D. Bailey (DD-713) and supply ship Haiti Victory kills one and hurts four. Lance CPL Nickalous N. Aldrich died from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. The ship suffered $56. 26 October 1900. 14 killed, 2 injured. The carbon dioxide fire-extinguishing system discharged inexplicably, suffocating two sailors and fatally wounding a third. 17 April 1967. Sloop of war Portsmouth steam accident. SW1 Orlan F. John, USN, killed in accidental explosion at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. 32 USS Wyoming Seaman George W. Sell killed in his hammock when gun shutters accidentally fell on him. No major injuries--but two maintenance personnel were slightly injured by flying debris. He was assigned to 9th Engineer Support Battalion, During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd FSSG, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Five killed. 9-29-322, Unit 296 B.S. 23 June 1812. 14 December 1932. 15 April 1864. 10 November 1936. 1944 incident]. Ensign Philipps W. Page died at Harwich, England, following seaplane accident. SU-1 from VS-2B on board USS Saratoga (CV-3) crashed during flight operations, killing Ensign Cleon H. Felton. Bombs at Bikini: The Official Report of Operation Crossroads, Prepared Under the Direction of the Commander of Joint Task Force One. 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. Kevin A. Bianchi, LT. Peter Ober, Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Brian P. Gibson, and Aviation Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Samuel Cox . At least 6 killed and 4 injured. Lt (jg). 1 December 1842. 17 December 1917. 14 December 1937. US Marine Corps. 193 died. Three Marines were killed and seven injured when a rocket-propelled grenade launcher they were firing for familiarization training malfunctioned. Sloop-of-War USS Epervier disappeared in Atlantic Ocean. CPL Terry Holmes, SGT Krisna Nachampassak, PFC Christopher J. Reed, and Staff Sgt. 29 March 2003. 12 August 1960. At Mayport, a spontaneous-combustion fire in a rag store room in aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La (CV-38) killed one sailor in the fire party and severely injured another. 8 September 1981. 1 September 1970. Seaman Lymen Amsden, frigate USS Constitution, fell overboard and drowned. One sailor dies fighting a fire in the forward hold of Florikan (ASR-9). 7 September 1841. 25 November 1982. Lt. (jg) Robert M. Patten and Radioman 2 class James Edwin Witzman killed when SF-1 from VS-3B on USS Lexington (CV-2) crashed into the sea off Balboa, Canal Zone. USS Ronald Reagan sailor Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin J. Farrell died after being scalded with hot water while disassembling a valve in the steam plant of the ship's propulsion system. USS Wabash (AOR-5) caught in major storm off the Philippines, 14 sailors injured. 9 July 1917. While off Norfolk, a catapult launch off Independence (CVA-62) ruptures an F-4B Phantom fighter's detachable fuel tank, spilling and igniting 4,000 gallons of jet fuel. Destroyer No. Index of Vietnam War Casualties by Unit of Assignment - Virtual Wall 11 April 1919. Calhoun, C. Raymond. 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. October 18, 2002. Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press, 1990. 19 August 1961. MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter from Heavy Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC) 4, crashed on land approximately 10 miles west southwest of Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella near Palagonia, Sicily, during a routine training mission. Dummy training shell fired from a destroyer accidentally strikes USS Opportune (ARS-41), injuring four sailors. David Darling, Ships' Boy, USS Constitution, fell from the booms into the hold and was killed by the fall. 5 June 1945. The search for her was called off after 28 hours. Aircraft returned from mission and was conducted an arrested night landing onboard USS Stennis. Minesweeper USS Richard Bulkeley sank during minesweeping operations in the North Sea when sweeping gear caught a mine which then exploded. The Marines, from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, were traveling in a large transport truck (LVS--Logistics Vehicle System) when it rolled over approximately 30 km. 3 killed. Two First Marine Expeditionary Force Marines were killed in Iraq when unexploded ordnance they were handling detonated. SGT. Monitor USS Monadnock Seaman William H. Pugh crushed to death between 10-inch gun and turret beam overhead. Recruit collapsed while marching with his platoon. 90 (1869) Uniform Changes, General Order No. 20 January 2005. Pilot injured when T-34C Turbo Mentor of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 crashed near Bear City, California. During deck operations in the Tonkin Gulf, jet blast from a taxiing aircraft knocked an A-4 Skyhawk into the sea, drowning the pilot. Four Marines killed when MV-22 "Osprey" of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron (VMMT) 204 crashed at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina. Following the accidental flooding of the passenger compartment, Lt. Comdr. died in a non-combat related vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. 22 August 1996. Shortly after touching down on deck, the S-3B malfunctioned while taxiing on the carrier's flight deck and slid to the port side of the deck. 4 Austrian 6-pounder Howitzer - Sight Cutaway, Captain Raphael Semmes and the C.S.S. Protected cruiser USS Boston Seaman Arthur J. Kain killed when blank charge accidentally exploded. T-2C "Buckeye" of Training Squadron 23 crashed during a training flight at Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi. Side wheel steamer USS Connecticut Quarter Gunner Charles Williams killed in ordnance accident. Seaman 2 class Arthur K. Baird, Oiler Samuel T. Lambert, and Baker 2 class Frank Joseph Mayer died later from injuries. Lt. (jg)s John Grafton Burgess and Oscar Willis Pate killed when FF-1 plane crashed and burned near Millsap, Tex. The Allegany Ballistics Laboratory is operated by the Hercules Powder Company for the Navy. 40 19.015 N, 80 9.225 W. Marker is near Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. 7 May 2003. Seaplane accident at Dunkerque, France, killed Ensign Curtis S. Read. 30 October 1934. Copilot and one crew member suffered minor injuries when their CH-46 "Sea Knight" from squadron HS-6 crashed during vertical replenishment with Mount Baker (T-AE- 34) 100 miles east of the Virginia Capes. 1 May 1983. Ensign William G. Sprague killed in a seaplane accident at Iletudy, Italy. D-2 tractor offloaded from icebreaker USS Glacier (AGB-4), driven by CD3 Richard T. Williams, USN, crashed through the ice off Cape Royds, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze I. ???????????? 17 December 1915. 5 September 1917. In memory of The 143 Seabees Killed In Action in Vietnam 08/06/1965 - 08/10/1971 Topics. During 1913, 252 sailors were killed in accidents or died from disease. 64 USS Rowan explosion of Dynamo Turbine Casing #2 Generator killed Carpenter's Mate Willis Martin Goodrow. He was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California. 4 December 1996. 13 April 1965. 28 December 2004. 17 March 1936. 26 October 1966. Since the outbreak of World War II, 22 Civil Engineer Corps officers and 353 Seabees have been killed in action during wartime. Battleship No. 24 January 1919. 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Coffee or Die Magazine | How a Navy Seabee Was Awarded the Medal of Battleship No. Three sailors were injured when a Marine sentry fired a . 5-ton truck participating in a battalion field firing exercise apparently jack-knifed while towing a M198 (155mm howitzer). Chartered schooner Quaker sank in a gale with all aboard. 17 August 1918. Armored cruiser No. Munitions explosion on Pier #1 at US Naval Magazine, Port Chicago CA. 19 July 1918. One sailor is electrocuted while working in fireroom in USS Garcia (FF-1040). 31 August 1919. US Navy. As the driver started the truck, the Corporal jumped off the loading ramp onto the ground behind the truck. F/A-18C "Hornet" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 crashed during a night landing on USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) in the north Pacific. He was assigned to Headquarters and Service Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force. Three other sailors, including Fitzgerald's commanding officer CDR Bryce Benson, were evacuated to the US Navy hospital in Yokosuka, Japan. 15 November 1918. 25 September 1916. F/A-18C Hornet crashed at Twentynine Palms, CA, killing the pilot. 372 (1889) Order for Official Communications, General Order No. 15 USS Georgia powder explosion in after superposed 8-inch gun turret. Naval Armed Guard Service in World War II, Naval Gun Factory (Washington Navy Yard) Facilities Data: World War II, Naval Memorial Service, Casting Flowers on the Sea in Honor of the Naval Dead, Naval Yarns by Captain Bartlett [manuscript], Navy and Defense Reform: A Short History and Reference Chronology, Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual [Rev. USS Marblehead (CL-12) Boatswain's Mate 2 class Percy Wiley Cofer, Seaman 1 class Robert William Opie, and Seaman 2 class Leo Steven Moranda fatally injured following accidental explosion of gun number six. Lt. (j. g. ) Frank F. Foss died of injuries the following day. Two Marine Corps F/A-18C "Hornets" of Fighter Attack Squadron 251, flying from USS George Washington (CVN-73) on a patrol of the no-fly zone over southern Iraq, collided about 80 miles east of Kuwait City, Kuwait. To avoid being scalded, Fireman 1 class Henry Leonhardt Schmidt jumped overboard and drowned. 28 October 1824. to 1 May 2003). 123 (1869) Uniform Change for Masters, Ensigns & Midshipmen, General Order No. 20 April 1926. 25+ drowned. He was assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/2, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Osceola WI: MBI Publishing, 1998. Petty Officer 1st Class Raymond J. Pless died after cardiac arrest; he had complained of chest pains during routine exercise and reported to medical personnel. Harry Gean Black killed in airplane crash at Lufkin, Texas. For instance, in Korea in 1950, Seabees landed with the first . 27 February 1918. A T-2 Buckeye assigned to VT-19, NAS Meridian, Tenn., crashed shortly after takeoff from NAS Oceana, VA. Navy launch approaching an aircraft carrier sank off Norfolk, Virginia. About 790 killed and 80 injured. Fireman 2 class Benjamin James McCleary severely burned, dying two days later. 145 lost. 7 February 1973. T-45C Goshawk from Training Squadron 7 crashed at NAS Meridian, Mississippi, with one fatality. The ship was saved further damage by quick-responding damage control parties who rapidly dumped hot ammunition over the side. 17 February 2006. Hospital ship USS Benevolence (AH-13) rammed and sunk by freighter Mary Luckenbach near San Francisco Bay. 17 January 1977. One sailor dies and four others injured in Goldsborough (DDG-20) during severe storm off Hawaii. 14 Oct 2009. David Ervin Cummins and Aviation Chief Metalsmith Pasquale Bettio. During handling in a high explosives magazine a Mk Mod 3 flare was dropped and its safety lanyard inadvertently pulled, starting the fire which ignited more flares, 2. 5 mile training run and was taken to the hospital, where he later died. Seaman John Robson, fell from frigate USS Constitution's main yard into the sea and drowned. Patrick T. O'Day, and Staff Sgt. Four Marines: MAJ Jay Thomas Aubin, CAPT Ryan Anthony Beaupre, CPL Brian Matthew Kennedy, Staff SGT Kendall Damon Watersbey, and eight British commandos died when the CH-46E "Sea Knight" Helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 crashed south of Umm Qasr, near Highway 801 in Kuwait. In 1930, 166 sailors died from diseases, 28 sailors killed in flight accidents, 32 from naval and military hazards, and 11 poisonings. Task Force 38 struck by typhoon off the Philippines. 2 September 1799. 7 October 1996. 10 killed. Gunboat USS Wheeling Gunners Mate Charles A. Campbell killed when saluting charges accidentally ignite in forward deck gun compartment. 18 October 1956. The crew of auxiliary cruiser Von Steuben, while returning to Norfolk from Brest, fired upon a piece of flotsam--suspecting it to be a German U-boat. 10 USS Tennessee boiler tube blew out. 9 October 1918. Casualties: US Navy and Marine Corps Personnel Killed and Injured in Selected Accidents and Other Incidents Not Directly the Result of Enemy Action. Merchant ship SS Kansas City in convoy with USS Albany, was lost in a gale. 11 May 1919. Navy Seaman Pablito Pena Briones, Jr died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Fallujah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division. 14 January 1914. 2 million in damages; aircraft losses totaled over $70 million. Seaman 1 class John Edward Uniak died at the Naval Air Station, San Diego, after being shot in the chest when a jammed machine gun accidentally discharged. Fireman 1 class Thomas W. Gabbitt and Water Tenders William Oscar Milton, John William McCaffrey and James Charles Dalton killed. The student pilot, 1st LT Michael Warda, was killed. Last seen on 8 May 1839. Kearsarge - 19 Jun 1864, Selected Sources on the German Battleship Bismarck, The Sinking of the German Battleship Bismarck as Described in the B.d.U. Battleship USS Mississippi (BB-23) Seaman Hubert M. Crowder severely injured when skull caught between bulkhead and powder car while inside #2 turret. Fuel fire on USS Conyngham (DD-371/DDG-17) killed 1 (LT Algernon Pope Gordon, Jr. ). Seabee KIA memorial becomes place of honor and healing - WLOX Coal Passer William George Winklehaken killed as a result of burns from evaporator explosion. Lt. Cmdr. Bark USS Fredonia destroyed and sidewheel gunboat Wateree driven ashore by tidal waves at Arica, Peru. 17 June 1983. During dive bombing practice, SOC-1 from Memphis (CL-13) crashed into the sea near Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 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Destroyer No. Lance CPL Efrain Sanchez died as result of a non-hostile incident at Camp Blue Diamond, in Ramadi, Iraq. 4 (1863) Emancipation Proclamation, General Order No. 3 USS Brooklyn coal dust explosion killed 9 Firemen and a Chief Water Tender. The pilot was safely recovered with only minor injuries. Battery explosion in submarine USS Pomodon (SS-486) at the San Francisco Naval Yard. 9 January 2002. QF-4S Phantom II crashed at the Point Mugu Airshow in California, killing Navy pilot CDR Michael Norman and Marine radar intercept officer CAPT Andrew Muhs. 23 July 1994. A Marine from First Expeditionary Force was killed at night when he was hit by a High-Mobility, Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) while engaged in a firefight with Iraqi soldiers in South-Central Iraq. Protected cruiser USS Boston steam accident during the repair of the safety valve on boiler H. Machinist 2 class Edward Lee Baker died on way to the Naval Hospital, Mare Island CA. F-14A "Tomcat" of Fighter Squadron 213 crashed in a suburban area near Nashville, Tennessee after taking off from Air National Guard's Berry Field for its return to Naval Air Station Miramar, California, during a routine airways navigation training flight. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class David J. Moreno, with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, was killed in Al Hamishiyah, Iraq, from a non-hostile gunshot wound. Ketch Intrepid, fitted out as an "infernal" or fire ship, blown up in premature detonation of powder charges during blockade of Tripoli. 7 USS Illinois ammunition handling accident causes a 13-inch shell to slip through hoist sling, strike the edge of gun deck hatch, and fall into berth deck, killing Ordinary Seaman Harold E. Thompson. PBY-5 aircraft, while enroute from San Diego to Pensacola, encountered severe weather over Texas and 5-members of crew forced to bail out. 11 October 1945. 14 September 1918. They were assigned to Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, II Marine Expeditionary Force. Lt (jg). Ensign Maxwell A. Lopez, ARM1 Wendell K. Henderson, and ARM1 Frederick W. Williams killed. Two instructor pilots killed when T-45A "Goshawk" of Training Squadron 22 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean while observing training flights on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69). 5 May 2001. Minesweeper USS Curlew Seaman Robert Israel Simpson blown overboard and drowned in the North Sea after a sweep exploded a nearby mine. 73 killed, 3 injured. 29 January 1995. 10 April 1963. 18 killed. 50 cal machine gun in Iraq. An F-14A from VF-213 crashed during routine training operations about 55 miles from Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), which was 800 miles west of Guam at the time. Lt. (jg) Dick Rinaldo Downer and Aviation Pilot 1 class John Francis Hogan drowned following crash of Martin PM-2 seaplane off Del Mar, Calif. 29 July 1932. CPL Justin J. Watts assigned to assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, died at Forward Operating Base Haditha Dam in Iraq from an apparent non-hostile gunshot wound. USS California (BB-44) Seaman 2 class Norris Rabelee Wilson died of injuries suffered on the shell deck of #4 turret when he was caught between rotating part of turret and a secured service shell. Between 7 December 1941 and 29 December 1946, 1,469 enlisted men were killed in air combat, 460 were killed in action on the ground, and 3,303 enlisted men were killed in flight accidents. 19 January 1901. Nine passengers killed when Navy-contracted Piper "Navajo Chieftain" on a routine shuttle flight from Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, New Jersey, to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, crashed in New Jersey. Aviation Pilot 1 class Charles Edward Walwork killed, and Lt. (jg) Frank M. Nichols injured, in crash of O2U-4 seaplane in 40 fathoms of water off Makapuu Point, Oahu, Hawaii. 26 March 1918. CPL Felipe C. Barbosa died from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Fallujah, Iraq. Seaman John Kane killed. Camp Pendleton. 21 January 1954. F/A-18 of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 134 overshot the runway and crash landed at Naval Air Station Miramar, California. Petty Officer 1st Class Howard E. Babcock IV died in a motorcycle accident in Bahrain. 3. 9 November 1908. 17 January 1996. 18 April 2003. 21 May 2002.
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