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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.
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 ...
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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 ...
English: The U.S. Navy battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) and the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CV-41) surrounded by other ships of Battle Group Alpha while underway in formation in the Indian Ocean, 1 December 1987. The following ships are identifiable: the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61); a Belknap-class guided missile cruiser, USS Horne (CG-30)’’
English: DN-ST-95-01430 - A former USS IOWA (BB-61) sailor comforts the mother of Seaman Apprentice (SA) Nathaniel Jones, Jr., whose name appears on a memorial plaque honoring the 47 crew members who lost their lives when gun turret two exploded on board the battleship April 19, 1989 during gunnery practice. The plaque was rededicated during a ...
Surviving tenant of Iowa collapsed building reveals wife lost leg in rescue . Cats, snakes and lizard rescued from the wreckage. 10:00, Andrea Blanco. The Humane Society of Scott County announced ...