The ceremony is scheduled to be held on Naval Station Norfolk starting at 9:30 a.m. The tragedy took place on April 19, 1989, when a gun turret on the battleship exploded while preparing for exercises ...

SAN PEDRO, Calif. (KABC) -- A special service on the USS Iowa marked the 30th anniversary of the tragic accident that killed 47 sailors on April 19, 1989. The Number Two gun turret explosion was one ...

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. — 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. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/norfolk/ceremony ...

Ceremony marks 36 years since deadly explosion onboard USS Iowa News A ceremony marking 36 years since a gun turret explosion killed 47 sailors onboard USS Iowa took place Saturday.