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Navy pallbearers carry the remains of one of the 47 crew members killed in an explosion aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the IOWA was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. (Released to Public) Location: DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, DELAWARE (DE) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

DoD photo by: JOSN SOSA Date Shot: 20 Apr 1989

Source: http://www.defenselink.mil/multimedia/

Accessed 28 June 2007.

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current02:54, 28 June 2007Thumbnail for version as of 02:54, 28 June 20072,810 × 1,860 (2.21 MB)Cla68 (talk | contribs)Navy pallbearers carry the remains of one of the 47 crew members killed in an explosion aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the IOWA was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 m

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