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Old 02-08-22, 01:44 PM   #5088
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8th February 1922

Construction of the battleship USS Washington is cancelled as part of the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty.


Ship Losses:

Anna Maria (Latvia) The ship sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.
Stramore (United Kingdom) The coaster struck a submerged wreck off Inishtrahull Island, County Donegal, Ireland and sank. All nine crew survived.
Coylet (United Kingdom) The tanker caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean 12 nautical miles (22 km) west south west of the Sand Key Lighthouse, Florida, United States. Her crew were rescued by Sucrosa ( United States).
Norma B. Strong (United Kingdom) The schooner sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean (39°15′N 29°05′W). Her crew survived.[
Northern Pacific (United States) The decommissioned 8,256-gross register ton former passenger ship and troopship burned, capsized, and sank in the Atlantic Ocean in 140 to 150 feet (43 to 46 m) of water while under tow 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) south of Cape May, New Jersey. Four of her 28-member crew died.
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