During a routine test aboard the USS Iowa, Turret Two was preparing to fire its massive 16-inch guns. While the right and left guns were loaded, an issue arose with the center gun, prompting a ...

NORFOLK, Va. — USS Iowa veterans gathered at Naval Station Norfolk Saturday morning for their annual tribute to their fallen fellow sailors on the battleship. One by one, the names of the 47 ...

Exhibit A: the Navy’s colossal fumbling of the USS Iowa turret explosion thirty-six years ago. So glaring were the problems with the post-explosion inquiry that Congress commissioned agencies ...

The USS Iowa 36th Commemoration Ceremony will be held at Naval Station Norfolk on Saturday. The 9:30 a.m. ceremony will remember and honor the 47 sailors who lost their lives after a gun turret ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A ceremony to mark 36 years since a gun turret explosion killed 47 sailors onboard USS Iowa is expected to take place Saturday. The ceremony is scheduled to be held on ...