This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Original file ‎(3,000 × 2,123 pixels, file size: 2.2 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Summary

Description The #2 turret of the USS Iowa (BB-61) exploded on April 19, 1989, killing 47 members of the turret crew. The left gun of Turret One in the background is fully elevated as its crew tries to clear a misfire that occurred earlier by trying to coax the powder bags to slide backwards against the primer.
Date
Source DefenseImagery Still Asset Details for DNSC9005388
Author LT. Thomas Jarrell
Permission
( Reusing this file)
Public domain
This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

Information

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

inception

19 April 1989

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current 02:45, 1 April 2007 Thumbnail for version as of 02:45, 1 April 20073,000 × 2,123 (2.2 MB)TomStar81Released to Public ID: DN-SC-90-05388 Service Depicted: Navy 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,
21:54, 4 April 2006 Thumbnail for version as of 21:54, 4 April 2006900 × 758 (134 KB)Makthorpe134 The # 2 turret of the Iowa (BB-61) explodes on April 19, 1989. USN photo courtesy of [http://www.maritimequest.com maritimequest.com]. Originally discovered on [http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/61c.htm navysource.com]. {{PD-USGov-Military-Navy}}

Global file usage

The following other wikis use this file:

Metadata

This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it.

If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file.

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=File:USS_Iowa_BB61_Iowa_Explosion_1989.jpg&oldid=313480190"