17 July 1792: Continental Navy Capt John Paul Jones died in France. The legendary commander of the American Revolution also served with the Russian Navy after his attempts to establish a permanent US Navy failed. shipwrecksandseadogs.com/blog/2023/07/1… #history

During World War I, the USS San Diego sank in 28 minutes after being hit by a mine from a German submarine off Fire Island, New York. The cruiser was the only major warship lost by the U.S. in the war, with six lives lost. #history

20 July 1917: SS Salsette was on voyage with 31 passengers and 20 tons of cargo from London to Marseille and Bombay, when it was torpedoed by UB+40 off Lyme Bay. All passengers were evacuated but 15 crew perished. The wreck is a popular dive site in the UK. #history #scubadiving

New episode! On April 10 1963, the nuclear submarine USS Thresher was lost when it experienced a failure during a test dive. A massive search and rescue effort found the vessel 8400 feet below. All 129 on board were lost. shipwrecksandseadogs.com/blog/2024/07/2… #navy #history #usnavy

In July of 1892 the 5-masted German vessel Maria Rickmers was on her maiden voyage from Saigon to Bremerhaven with a load of rice and 38 crew. She was last seen in the Sunda Straits on July 24 1892. She was the biggest ship of her time. #history #shipwreck

BREAKING NEWS⚠️⚠️ : An oil spill was observed after motor tanker Terra Nova capsized and submerged off Bataan waters early Thursday morning, the Philippine Coast Guard said. MT Terra Nova , heading to Iloilo, was carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel. One crew is missin

27 July 1862: The mail and passenger steamer SS Golden Gate was on voyage from San Francisco to Panama when it caught fire off Manzanillo, Mexico carrying 96 crew, 242 passengers, and $1.4 million in gold coins. Escape was difficult and 204 lost their lives. #history

28 July 1956: The British cargo ship Teeswood was carrying a load of coal from Blythe to Shoreham. It capsized in a storm off Dungeness and drifted upside down until it sank off Dover on 31 July. 9 crew were rescued and 1 of the crew was lost. #history

July 30 1945: USS Indianapolis had just delivered uranium and other parts to Tinian Naval Base for the nuclear bomb "Little Boy" which was dropped on Hiroshima a week later. (1/3) #history #navyhistory #usnavy #navalhistory