USS Iowa’s Turret Explodes

4/19/1989 USS Iowa’s number 2 turret explodes during tests off Puerto Rico; 47 crew members die.
4/19/1989 Aboard USS Iowa (BB-61), 47 sailors were killed when the 16″ turret two exploded.
4/25/1989 Missouri moored at Long Beach Naval Shipyard.
5/24/1989 Missouri underway off southern California for sea trials.
7/25/1989 Missouri under way off southern California while participating in READIEX æ89.
10/21/1989 Missouri moored in Pusan, South Korea after exercises during PacEx æ89.
12/8/1989 Missouri anchored at Mazatlan, Mexico.