On what was supposed to be a routine test aboard the USS Iowa, tragedy struck inside Turret Two. The massive 16-inch guns ...

Exhibit A: the Navy’s colossal fumbling of the USS Iowa turret explosion thirty-six years ago. ... no one will ever be able to say for sure what happened on board USS Iowa on April 19, 1989.

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 ...

Veterans gather to commemorate 36th anniversary of deadly USS Iowa turret explosion. Posted: April 19, 2025 | Last updated: April 19, 2025. None. More for You ...

The 9:30 a.m. ceremony will remember and honor the 47 sailors who lost their lives after a gun turret exploded on the USS Iowa during a firing exercise on April 19, 1989.

Kelly Sullivan, right, a member of the USS Iowa commissioning committee and her father Jim Sullivan, center, pose with U.S. Army veteran Bill Keane of Waterloo at a watch part for the ...

Kelly Sullivan, right, a member of the USS Iowa commissioning committee and her father Jim Sullivan, center, pose with U.S. Army veteran Bill Keane of Waterloo at a watch part for the ...

WATERLOO — A new exhibit at the Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum focuses on the USS Iowa. The exhibit, on the second floor near the Korean and Vietnam War exhibits, details the USS Iowa ...

The USS Iowa's turret explosion killed 47 sailors Wikimedia Commons The USS Iowa (BB-61) is one of the most legendary ships of World War II , and she was the last of any class Battleship to serve ...

The USS Iowa is referred to as BB-61 in naval lingo, ... On April 19, 1989, at 9:50 in the morning, the number two turret exploded during a training mission off the coast of Puerto Rico, ...

The USS Iowa is referred to as BB-61 in naval lingo, ... On April 19, 1989, at 9:50 in the morning, the number two turret exploded during a training mission off the coast of Puerto Rico, ...

The Iowa had been preparing for exercises off the coast of Puerto Rico when a gun turret on the battleship exploded on April 19, 1989, which remains one of the deadliest days in Navy […] ...