21st February 1922
U.S. Army Air Service airship Roma crashes in Norfolk, Virginia due to a failure in its rudder system, causing the deaths of 34 crew.
Sin Fein leaders at their first Ardfheis (annual party conference) since the establishment of the Irish Free State. From left to right: Harry Boland, Michael Collins, Eamon de Valera, and Eamon Duggan.
Ship Losses:
Taisho Maru No.2 (Japan) The cargo ship collided with
Wakamatsu Maru ( Japan) at Shimonoseki and sank.