Yahoo Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › USS_Iowa_turret_explosionUSS Iowa turret explosion - Wikipedia

    Iowa. turret explosion. 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 itself. [1]

  2. Images

    • File:USS Iowa BB61 Iowa Explosion 1989.jpg - Wikipedia, the free ...
    • Film Of USS Iowa's Horrific Turret Explosion - Absolutely Terrifying ...
    • Turret explosion aboard USS Iowa (BB 61) kills forty-seven. April 19th ...
    • USS Iowa explosion anniversary to be marked Sunday in Norfolk | WJLA

    View all

  3. www.history.navy.mil › about-us › leadershipH-029-4 USS Iowa Turret Explosion - NHHC

    USS Iowa (BB-61) fires a full broadside of nine 16-inch/50-caliber and six 5-inch/38-caliber guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, 1 July 1984. Note concussion effects on the water surface, and 16-inch gun barrels in varying degrees of recoil (DN-ST-85-05379). H-Gram 029, Attachment 4. Samuel J. Cox, Director NHHC.

  4. taskandpurpose.com › news › iowa-explosionRemembering the USS Iowa explosion and aftermath

    Apr 10, 2021 · The deadly blast aboard the Iowa marked the first explosion in a battleship turret since 1943, when 43 sailors aboard the USS Mississippi were killed, the Government Accountability Office later ...

  5. Videos

    View all

  6. navalsafetycommand.navy.mil › Portals › 29THIS DAY IN NAVAL SAFETY HISTORY - United States Navy

    Apr 19, 2023 · THIS DAY IN NAVAL SAFETY HISTORY. EVENT: At approximately 9:50 a.m. on April 19, 1989, 47 USS Iowa (BB-61) crewmembers were killed when the World War II-era battleship’s No. 2 turret. exploded during a fleet exercise 260 nautical miles northeast of Puerto Rico. The cost to repair damages exceeded $13 million.

  7. www.13newsnow.com › article › news34 years later, remembering the 47 sailors who lost their ...

    Apr 19, 2023 · NORFOLK, Va. — Remembering a tragic chapter in U.S. Navy history. 34 years ago, an explosion aboard the battleship USS Iowa killed 47 local sailors. April 19, 1989. It was peace-time. Long ...

    • Mike Gooding
    • 2 min

  8. www.13newsnow.com › article › newsRemembering those who died on USS Iowa, 33 years later ...

    Apr 19, 2022 · At exactly 9:50 a.m. on April 19, 1989, 47 USS Iowa (BB 61) crew members were killed when the World War II-era battleship's Number Two turret exploded during exercises off the coast of Puerto Rico ...

  9. People also ask

  10. www.wavy.com › news › militaryMonday marks 32 years since USS Iowa explosion that killed 47 ...

    Apr 19, 2021 · Updated: Apr 19, 2021 / 06:29 PM EDT. NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Monday marks 32 years since the explosion on the USS Iowa battleship (BB-61), which remains one of the Navy’s worst losses of life ...

  1. Searches related to uss iowa battleship explosion

    uss iowa battleship explosion moviesuss wisconsin battleship
    uss iowa battleship explosion photosuss iowa battleship explosion today
    uss iowa battleship explosion videouss iowa battleship explosion victims
    uss iowa battleship explosion picturesuss iowa battleship explosion update
  2. People also search for