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  1. Battleship Iowa’s gun turret explodes (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Speech

    Washington correspondent Nick Peters reports on yesterday’s explosion of the US battleship, Iowa’s gun turret, which killed 47 sailors on board and injured many others. President George Bush mourns the...

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  2. John Mundya on broadside warship weapons (1981)

    Genre
    Interview

    John Munday of the National Maritime Museum on the history of broadside warship weapons. He says the biggest shot fired from a battleship weighed 42 pounds. Male interviewer not identified.

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  3. USS Iowa memorial service (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Speech; Tribute; Music

    Nick Peters reports on the memorial service for the sailors who died in the explosion on the USS Iowa. The battleship’s commanding officer, Fred Mosally, pays tribute to those who died; President George...

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  4. US scientist finds the wreck of the Bismarck (1989)

    Genre
    Press conference; Speech

    The US scientist who rediscovered the wreck of the German battleship, Bismarck has been speaking for the first time about his respect for the hundreds of men killed during one of the War’s bloodiest...

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