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 ...

A ceremony marking 36 years since a gun turret explosion killed 47 sailors onboard USS Iowa took place Saturday. <a href=" ...

On April 19, 1989, 47 sailors were killed when a gun turret accidentally exploded on the USS Iowa during an exercise in Puerto Rico.

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 ...

A ceremony to mark 36 years since a gun turret explosion killed 47 Sailors onboard USS Iowa is expected to take place on Saturday.

USS Missouri and the Iowa-class battleships were larger and more lethal than their predecessors. When it comes to legendary ...

“There is no way that I can sit here and say that it's better for her to walk down the street and defend herself with a long rifle, where she can become a target because she's carrying a gun.

“There is no way that I can sit here and say that it's better for her to walk down the street and defend herself with a long rifle, where she can become a target because she's carrying a gun.

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 ...