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  2. Historic front page from the Des Moines Register, April 20 ...

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    As the Des Moines Register marks its 175th year, today's historic front page is from April 20, 1989: Explosion aboard USS Iowa kills 47 sailors Historic front page from the Des Moines Register ...

  3. List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft ...

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    USS Abraham Lincoln, the destroyer USS Merrill (DD-976) and at least two other ships, along with helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, were assisting in the search. A Navy helicopter crew flying in the area and sailors from the Merrill reported a ball of fire and loud explosion about 0230 PST, said Senior Chief Petty Officer Bob Howard, a Navy ...

  4. USS Iowa (BB-61) - Wikipedia

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    USS Iowa (BB-61) is a retired battleship, the lead ship of her class, and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named after the state of Iowa.Owing to the cancellation of the Montana-class battleships, Iowa is the last lead ship of any class of United States battleships and was the only ship of her class to serve in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.

  5. Category:United States submarine accidents - Wikipedia

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    This list may not reflect recent changes. A. USS Alligator (1862) DSV Alvin; USS Atlanta (SSN-712) ... USS Nevada (SSBN-733) USS Newport News (SSN-750) USS Norfolk ...

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  7. USS Iowa turret explosion - Wikipedia

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    Position of USS Iowa's Turret Two. On 19 April 1989, an explosion occurred within the Number Two 16-inch gun turret of the United States Navy battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) during a fleet exercise in the Caribbean Sea near Puerto Rico. [1] The explosion in the center gun room killed 47 of the turret's crewmen and severely damaged the gun turret ...

  8. Fred Moosally - Wikipedia

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    Fred P. Moosally (born 4 October 1944) is a former captain in the United States Navy.During his naval career, Moosally served in many different assignments, including commander of a destroyer and the battleship USS Iowa.

  9. Everett Titterington died aboard the USS Oklahoma during the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Titterington left his Milford home on Thursday, Dec. 14, 1939, to enlist in the Navy.