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On 19 April 1989 the #2 Turret of the battleship USS Iowa exploded, resulting in the deaths of 47 sailors. At first, NCIS officials theorized that an improvised explosive device had been used in the turret, but this theory was later abondoned and the cause of the explosion, though never determined with certainty, is generally believed to have been static electricity igniting loose powder.
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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 ...
A triple 16-inch/50-caliber Mark 7 gun turret aboard USS New Jersey. Mark 28 5-inch/38-caliber gun mount: Gun mount used against all targets [15] Mark 15 20 mm Phalanx: Gun mount used against missile attacks [15] BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles: Contained 32 missiles [15] RGM-84 Harpoon cruise missiles: Missiles used against ships [15]
After being a landmark on Camden's Waterfront for more than 20 years, the USS New Jersey is preparing to set sail to Philadelphia for dry docking and maintenance.
The new USS New Jersey is the third Navy vessel to bear the state's name. The first, BB-16, was a battleship that served in World War I before being sunk in a bombing test.
USS New Jersey (BB-16) was the fourth of five Virginia-class battleships of the United States Navy, and the first ship to carry her name. She was laid down at the Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts , in May 1902, launched in November 1904, and commissioned into the fleet in May 1906.
USS New Jersey stand before the crowd Saturday, September 14, 2024., at NWS Earle in Middletown.