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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, which occurred as the IOWA was conducting routine gunnery exercises 330 miles northeast of Puerto Rico
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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: LT Thomas Jarrell Release Status: Released to Public
Date Taken on 19 April 1989
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