Battleship Iowa’s gun turret explodes

Title

Battleship Iowa’s gun turret explodes

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

20 Apr 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:42

Description

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 tragedy; Retired Admiral Jean Le Roc says no one could have survived the explosion.

Contributors

Nick Peters; George H. W. Bush; Jean Le Roc

Keywords

USA; Deaths; Sailors; Warships; Navy; Seaborne disasters; Ships; Explosions; USS Iowa

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