USS Iowa Battleship(BB61) 16 inch guns huge accident

Submitted on 03/11/2016 by: dastiffy
play again watch more videos like this one Bad move Soccer Mom Caught, Doesn't Care Raw : Crash involving buses at CLT Airport Person Falls From Moving Building In China Deadly Joyride Bet She Regrets Touching It Wreck Kills 4. Woman Falls Out Of Moving Bus
Previous Replay Next
Accident United States 4,469 views

Tags:

The USS Iowa turret explosion occurred in the Number Two 16-inch gun turret of the United States Navy battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) on 19 April 1989. The explosion in the center gun room killed 47 of the turret's crewmen and severely damaged the gun turret itself. Two major investigations were undertaken into the cause of the explosion, one by the U.S. Navy and then one by the General Accounting Office (GAO) and Sandia National Laboratories. The investigations produced conflicting conclusions.

You must be logged in to view comments. Click HERE to register.