Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A ceremony to mark 36 years since a gun turret explosion killed 47 sailors onboard USS Iowa is expected to ...

On April 19, 1989, an explosion in USS Iowa’s second turret killed 47 sailors during a main-gun drill. The drill followed unauthorized experiments with powder bags and shells intended to extend the ...

The actionable finding from that disgraceful episode is this: never dissemble, even to defend a venerable institution. Some unsolicited advice for leaders of large bureaucratic institutions: always be ...

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 ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The USS Iowa 36th Commemoration Ceremony will be held at Naval Station Norfolk on Saturday. The 9:30 a.m. ceremony will remember and honor the 47 sailors who lost their lives after a ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — It has been 35 years since the explosion on the then-Norfolk-based USS Iowa that killed 47 sailors. The Iowa had been preparing for exercises off the coast of Puerto Rico when a ...

On the morning of April 19, 1989 — 35 years ago today — a horrific explosion and fire ripped through the No. 2 gun turret of the Norfolk-based battleship USS Iowa. The turret erupted in flames during ...

Service members and families gathered at Naval Station Norfolk's Iowa Point to remember the 47 sailors who died when a gun turret exploded aboard the battleship in 1989 NORFOLK, Va. — Service members ...

A special service paid tribute to the 47 sailors who were killed when a gun turret exploded on the USS Iowa on April 19, 1989. SAN PEDRO, Calif. (KABC) -- A special service on the USS Iowa marked the ...