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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A small bell rang 47 times Tuesday to honor the 47 lives lost when a turret exploded on the USS Iowa 33 years ago. Marking the first in-person return since 2019, ...

NORFOLK, Va. — On April 19, 1989, a gun turret exploded on USS Iowa during exercises in Puerto Rico, killing 47 Navy sailors. Following an initial investigation that called it an intentional act, 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 ...

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 ...