File:IowaTurretExplosion1.jpg
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English: A photo taken from the bridge captures the explosion of the No. 2 16-inch gun turret aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). It was later determined that 47 sailors were killed by the blast, which occurred as the IOWA was conducting routine gunnery exercises 330 miles northeast of Puerto Rico. Pieces of the center gun can be seen flying through the air in the photo. |
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| Author | Lt. Thomas Jarrell | ||||||
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| current | 02:48, 28 June 2007 | | 2,150 × 3,000 (2.5 MB) | Cla68 | A photo taken from the bridge captures the explosion of the No. 2 16-inch gun turret aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). It was later determined that 47 sailors were killed by the blast, which occurred as the IOWA was conducting routine gunnery exerci |
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