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USS Iowa (BB-61)
Norfolk, Virginia
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On the morning of April 19, 1989, USS Iowa (BB-61) was underway north of Puerto Rico conducting routine training exercises when the number 2 16-inch gun turret exploded, killing 47 men working within its steel-encased bulkheads.
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Photo: Sandra Hughes
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Norfolk, Virginia · USA
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