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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 ...
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 ...
Original - Original - Smoke pours from the #2 turret aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) following an internal explosion near Puerto Rico. Edit 1 Reason This year marks the 20th anniversary of this US Navy incident, and I still think this image has what it takes to be featured.
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 ...
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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I'm nominating these three images as a set. They appear in the article USS Iowa turret explosion to illustrate how the ship's turret guns are loaded normally. An explosion occurred in the Number Two 16-inch gun turret on April 19, 1989. The explosion in the center gun room killed 47 of the turret's crewmen and severely damaged the gun turret ...
Description: Portrait: US Navy (USN) Rear Admiral (RDML) (lower half) Richard D. Milligan led the investigation into the USS Iowa turret explosion. (uncovered) (Released to Public) DoD photo by: PH3 DONALD W. LEWIS Date Shot: 11 Sep 1987