The destroyer USS Hobson sank on April 26, 1952, after a collision with the aircraft carrier USS Wasp during a night training exercise in the Atlantic Ocean. The Hobson was attempting to cross the Wasp's bow when the carrier struck the destroyer amidships, cutting it in half. The Hobson sank in less than five minutes, and 176 of its crew members were lost. The collision: The accident occurred while the ships were conducting night flight operations. The Hobson was ordered to change its position a

⚓ The SS Atlantic — White Star Line’s First Great Disaster (1873) ⚓ 🧐 Did you know? Before the Titanic tragedy in 1912, the White Star Line had already suffered a major loss. On April 1, 1873, the SS Atlantic struck rocks off Nova Scotia while en route to New York. Out of more than 950 passengers and crew, over 550 lives were lost, making it the deadliest transatlantic disaster of the 19th century. The Atlantic’s sinking served as a grim foreshadowing of what would later happen to the Titanic.