The Iowa class was the last U.S. battleship ever built ... The result was, technically, a three-gun turret, rather than a triple turret. “Each turret assembly consists of a gun house with ...

The actionable finding from that disgraceful episode is this: never dissemble, even to defend a venerable institution.

Iowa-class battleships were massive floating vessels ... the Montana would have had 12 16-inch guns of the same class in four three-gun turrets with two on either side of the conning tower.

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 ...

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

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 ...