On April 19, 1989, 47 sailors were killed when a gun turret accidentally exploded on the USS Iowa during an exercise in Puerto Rico.

The 9:30 a.m. ceremony will remember and honor the 47 sailors who lost their lives after a gun turret exploded on the USS ...

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 ...

The U.S. Navy will honor the 47 locally-based sailors who died in an explosion on the USS Iowa on April 19, 1989. The ...

A ceremony to mark 36 years since a gun turret explosion killed 47 Sailors onboard USS Iowa is expected to take place on Saturday.

The new USS Iowa sub, SSN 797, was commissioned Saturday morning during a special ceremony at Submarine Base New London in ...

The USS Iowa (SSN 797) was commissioned in a ceremony on Saturday at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. It is the Navy’s first submarine to be named after the state of Iowa.

The U.S. Navy welcomed a new USS Iowa into its service this weekend. The new nuclear submarine, SSN-797, was commissioned on Saturday, April 5, not in Iowa, but at the Naval Submarine Base New ...

The new USS Iowa ... Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. Her maiden voyage will begin on Nov. 4, Commanding Officer Gregory Coy said during the ceremony. The rain-soaked event featured many ...

April 5, 2025. US Navy Photo USS Iowa (SSN-797), the 24th submarine of the Virginia-class, was commissioned at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, on Saturday. The 7,800-ton ...