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A ceremony marking 36 years since a gun turret explosion killed 47 sailors onboard USS Iowa took place Saturday.
NORFOLK, Va. — USS Iowa veterans gathered at Naval Station Norfolk Saturday morning for their annual tribute to their fallen fellow sailors on the battleship. One by one, the names of the 47 sailors ...
The 9:30 a.m. ceremony will remember and honor the 47 sailors who lost their lives after a gun turret exploded on the USS ...
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The new USS Iowa submarine at sea trials in November ... of the sailors who were killed when the battleship’s No. 2 gun turret exploded in April 1989. Members of the Battleship Iowa Museum ...
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A ceremony to mark 36 years since a gun turret explosion killed 47 Sailors onboard USS Iowa is expected to take place on Saturday.