They accounted for every single substance found in the ruins of Turret 2, showing that the supposedly foreign materials were commonplace in battleship gunnery spaces—including other Iowa gun ...

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 ...

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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. The battleship was ...

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 USS Iowa submarine, ... These silver stars represent the 47 sailors who tragically lost their lives during the Number Two 16-inch gun turret explosion on April 19, 1989.

After her sinking several cannons were salvaged by the United States. One of the 140mm guns is on display in Groton, Connecticut, and another is on display at a veterans’ park in Ottumwa, 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 ...

It was 79 years ago when a Japanese submarine torpedoed the USS Indianapolis, a heavy cruiser carrying nearly 1,200 sailors and Marines. The ship was sailing back to the Philippines after delivering ...

In 2020, the 75th anniversary of the USS Indianapolis sinking filled Briggs with regret over questions he never asked. "He was one of 316 men, out of a crew of 1,195, who lived to tell his story.