Editing Bay of Bengal (section)

==== Shipwrecks and important shipping incidences ====
In chronological order:
* 1778 to 1783: The [[Naval operations in the American Revolutionary War]] or American War of Independence ranged as far as the Bay of Bengal.
* {{Circa|1816}}: ''Mornington'' ship burned in the Bay of Bengal.<ref>[http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/Wrecks/wrecks1816-1818.shtml Shipwrecks 1816–1818] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508104612/https://www.theshipslist.com/ships/Wrecks/wrecks1816-1818.shtml |date=8 May 2021 }} URL accessed 10 January 2015</ref>
* 1850: American clipper brig ''Eagle'' is supposed to have sunk in the Bay of Bengal.<ref>[http://www.maritimeheritage.org/ships/wrecks.html The Maritime Heritage Project: Gold Rush Ships, Passengers, Captains] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827195721/http://maritimeheritage.org/ships/wrecks.html |date=27 August 2013 }} URL accessed 23 January 2007</ref>
* American Baptist missionary [[Adoniram Judson]] died 12 April 1850 and was buried at sea in the Bay of Bengal.
* 1855: The Bark "Incredible" struck on a sunken rock in the Bay of Bengal.<ref>[http://www.islandregister.com/shippingnotes.html Shipping Notes from the 1800s – P.E.I.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830031404/http://www.islandregister.com/shippingnotes.html |date=30 August 2013 }} URL accessed 23 January 2007</ref>
* 1865: a gale dismasted the [[Star of India (ship)|''Euterpe'']] while traversing the Bay of Bengal typhoon.
* 1875: ''Veleda'' - 76&nbsp;m (250&nbsp;ft) long and 15&nbsp;m (50&nbsp;ft) wide. It is part of a current salvage operation.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060517192506/http://diving-industry.com/news/2006/05/06/sunken-ship-possibly-older-than-titanic-discovered/ Diving-News.com » Wrecks] URL accessed 23 January 2007</ref>
* 1914: September 10 - SS Indus: A [[steamship]] that was captured and scuttled by [[SMS Emden|SMS ''Emden'']].
* 1942: [[Japanese cruiser Yura|Japanese cruiser ''Yura'']] of the Second Expeditionary Fleet, Malay Force, attacked merchant ships in the Bay of Bengal.
** [[List of shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean#Bay of Bengal|April 7 - SS ''Selma City:'' Attacked by Japanese bombers in the Bay of Bengal, about 25 miles (40 km) offshore from Vizagapatam, India.]]
** [[List of shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean#Bay of Bengal|April 9 - HMS Hermes: The world's first purpose-built aircraft carrier, which sunk after receiving 40 direct hits from 70 Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter/bombers off the coast of Sri Lanka.]]
* 1971: December 3 – [[Pakistan Navy]] submarine [[PNS Ghazi|PNS ''Ghazi'']] sunk under mysterious circumstances, near [[Visakhapatnam]], in the Bay of Bengal.