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-- Neptune Papers -- Neptune Paper No. 3:Naval Accidents 1945 - 1988byWilliam M. ArkinandJoshua HandlerGreenpeace/Institute for Policy StudiesWashington, 1989 Neptune Paper No. 3: Naval Accidents 1945-1988iTable of Weapons Reactor of Routine Naval of Naval Accidents: 1945 - A: Sources and B: Ship Type 1: Number of Ships by Type Involved in Accidents, 1945 - 2: Naval Accidents by Type of Event, 1945 - 3: Surface Ship Explosive Mishaps, 1985 - 4: Naval Nuclear Weapons Incidents, 1965 - 5: Nuclear Weapons and Reactors Lost in the 6: Accidents Involving Nuclear Powered Ships and Submarines, 1954 - 7: Submarine Force Mishaps, 1983 - 1: Naval Accidents by Year, [Note: Some changes in formatting and page number have occurred in converting this reportfrom an older DOS-version of Wordperfect to Word for Windows 98] Neptune Paper No. 3: Naval Accidents 1945-19881 IntroductionThe sinking of the Soviet Mike class submarine and the explosion and tragic loss of lifeaboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) in April 1989 are reminders that peacetime navalaccidents are a fact of life.
- Explosions: There have been 114 documented explosions and other ordnance mishaps, including ammunition explosions, and explosions which were the result of fires. Between 1985 and 1988, the U.S. Navy had at least 49 ordnance detonation accidents and hundreds of ordnance malfunctions on its surface vessels (see table 3).
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