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Bob Lindel Pearl Harbor, Hawaii....Tourists board the USS Arizona Memorial. The memorial spans the sunken hulk of the battleship Arizona (BB-39). The Arizona was sunk in the opening minutes of World War II during the Japanese attack on the harbor. Over 1,000 men are entombed in the vessel's hull, which is now a national cemetery. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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View from the bridge of the memorial battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) looking up battleship row toward the USS ARIZONA (BB 39) which spans the sunken battleship lost on December 7, 1941. In the background is the Admiral Bernard Clarey Bridge to Ford Island. Aiea Heights is in the distant background

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BB-33 USS Arkansas After Overhaul

This photograph shows the BB-33 USS Arkansas after getting overhauled at US Naval Dry Dock. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II

BB-33 Arkansas after Return - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

This photograph shows the BB-33 Arkansas returning from the invasions of Europe for refurbishing. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II

JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....Members of the media attend a press conference regarding the explosion aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) which killed 47 crew members. The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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A port bow view of the memorial battleship TEXAS (BB-35)

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A starboard bow view of the memorial battleship TEXAS (BB-35)

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A view of the aft 14-inch/45-caliber guns aboard the memorial battleship TEXAS (BB-35)

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A view of one of the two bells used on the battleship USS ARIZONA (BB-39). The bell has been placed at the entrance to the USS ARIZONA Memorial. In the background, a ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is taking place

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The Shelly Foss and two fleet tugs, USS MOCTOBI (AFT-105), left, and USS TAKELMA (ATF-113), tow the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) from Bremerton, Wash., to Long Beach, Calif., to undergo refitting and reactivation

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The two battleships NEW JERSEY (BB-62) and MISSOURI (BB-63) docked on either side of a Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility pier

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One of the Mark 7 16-inch .50-caliber guns on the forward deck of the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62)

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A crewman in a dress white uniform stands near Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns on the forward deck of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62). The ship was recently towed here for refitting and reactivation

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The bugle that was aboard the battleship USS ARIZONA (BB-39) on December 7, 1941, rests on the flag as a reminder of that fatal day at Pearl Harbor

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A port quarter view of the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62) being moved into a filled dry dock. The dock will eventually be drained for the ship to undergo refitting and reactivation

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A starboard bow view of he battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-52) in dry dock while undergoing refitting and reactivation

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An overhead view of the aft deck, looking toward the bow, of the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62) in dry dock while undergoing refitting and reactivation

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A Marine honor guard fires a salute from the mooring block where the battleship USS ARIZONA (BB-39) was tied up during the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The honor guard is taking part in ceremonies commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Japanese attack

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Flowers and a wreath float past the mooring bits of the sunken battleship USS ARIZONA (BB-39). In the background, a Marine honor guard waits on a mooring block to fire a salute during the ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

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PHC Jeff Hilton Pascagoula, Miss....Secretary of the Navy William Ball speaks during the recommissioning ceremony for the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64). OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....President George H. W. Bush speaks with a family member of one of the 47 crew members killed in an explosion aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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After inserting a lock combination primer, Yeoman 3rd Class Burch closes the firing lock on the breach of one of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns in turret No. 3 aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....Pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket of one of the 47 sailors who died when an explosion ripped through the No. 2 16-inch gun turret of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush attend the memorial service for the 47 crew members killed in an explosion aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....CAPT. Fred P. Moosally, commanding officer of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), stands by as President George H. W. Bush speaks with a family member of one of the 47 crew members killed in an explosion aboard the ship. The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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The lookout station on the 03 level of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) fitted with mounts for binoculars and flashing light units as well as an escape scuttle for the helicopter control room

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....Pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket of one of the 47 sailors who died when an explosion ripped through the No. 2 16-inch gun turret of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PHC Jeff Hilton Pascagoula, Miss....Officers and enlisted men wait to board the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) during the ship's recommissioning ceremony. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....Navy pallbearers carry the remains of one of the 47 crew members killed in an explosion aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....CAPT. Fred P. Moosally, commanding officer of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), speaks at a press conference several days after 47 crew members were killed in an explosion aboard the ship. The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PH2 Milton Savage, USNR Fort Monroe, Va....A close-up starboard beam view of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), showing the damaged No. 2 16-inch gun turret, as it passes the fort near Norfolk, Va. The Iowa, with its crew manning the rails, is returning home to Norfolk after an explosion in the No. 2 turret killed 47 sailors during routine gunnery exercises 330 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush attend the memorial service for the 47 crew members killed in an explosion aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PHCS Ron Bayles Naval Station, Norfolk, Va....Beneath the 16-inch guns of turret No. 2, relatives and other well-wishers greet sailors disembarking from the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), which has returned to its home port four days after an explosion in No. 2 killed 47 of its crew. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....CAPT. Paul W. Hanley, public affairs officer for Commander in CHIEF, Atlantic Fleet, acknowledges a member of the media as CAPT. Fred P. Moosally, commander of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), prepares to answer questions during a press conference several days after 47 crew members were killed in an explosion aboard the ship. The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....Family members and friends attend a memorial ceremony for the 47 crew members killed in an explosion aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PH2 Milton Savage, USNR Fort Monroe, Va....A Navy officer watches from shore as the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), its crew manning the rails, passes by the fort near Norfolk, Va. The Iowa is returning home to Norfolk after an explosion in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret killed 47 sailors during routine gunnery exercises 330 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....Pallbearers bear the flag-draped casket of one of the 47 sailors who died when an explosion ripped through the No. 2 16-inch gun turret of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....An officer and sailors stand before the caskets containing the bodies of the 47 sailors who died in the 16-inch gun turret explosion on the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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Tom Milne Pacific Ocean....A signalman sends a flag signal from the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) to the high-endurance cutter USCGC Jarvis (WHEC-725) during the multinational exercise RIMPAC '88. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....GUNNER's Mate 3rd Class Kendall Truitt, CMDR. Robert Kissinger, executive officer, and CMDR. John Morris, weapons officer aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), take part in a press conference several days after 47 crew members were killed in an explosion aboard the ship. The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....GUNNER's Mate 3rd Class Kendall Truitt and CMDR. Robert Kissinger, executive officer of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), take part in a press conference several days after 47 crew members were killed in an explosion aboard the ship. The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PH2 Jeff Elliott Pascagoula, Miss....Guests watch as a color guard present the colors aboard the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) during the ship's recommissioning. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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Yeoman 3rd Class Burch, the primer man for one of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns in turret No. 3 aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61), signals his readiness while standing at his station beneath the gun's breach

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....Navy pallbearers carry the remains of one of the 47 crew members killed in an explosion aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....CAPT. Fred P. Moosally, commanding officer of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), attends a memorial service for the 47 crew members killed in an explosion aboard the ship. The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....Pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket of one of the 47 sailors who died when an explosion ripped through the No. 2 16-inch gun turret of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PHC Jeff Hilton Pascagoula, Miss....Guests observe the Nos. 1 and 2 Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns being traversed and elevated as the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) comes alive during its recommissioning. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....Descending the ramp of the C-5 Galaxy aircraft that flew the casualties from Puerto Rico, pallbearers carry the casket of one of the 47 sailors who died when an explosion ripped through the No. 2 16-inch gun turret of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PH2 Milton Savage, USNR Fort Monroe, Va....Numerous small craft surround the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) as it passes the fort near Norfolk, Va. The Iowa, with its crew manning the rails, is returning home to Norfolk after an explosion in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret killed 47 sailors during routine gunnery exercises 330 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PH2 Milton Savage, USNR Fort Monroe, Va....A helicopter flies over the damaged No. 2 16-inch gun turret of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) as the ship passes the fort near Norfolk, Va. The Iowa, with its crew manning the rails, is returning home to Norfolk after an explosion in the No. 2 turret killed 47 sailors during routine gunnery exercises 330 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....CAPT. Fred P. Moosally, commanding officer of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), stands by as President George H. W. Bush speaks with a family member of one of the 47 crew members killed in an explosion aboard the ship. The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. Gulf of Mexico....A port bow view of the battleship Wisconsin (BB-64) underway during sea trials. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Naval Base, Norfolk, Va....Aviation Anti-submarine Warfare Technician 1ST Class Gil Endo mans the phone at the Information and Referral Crisis Intervention Center. Endo is answering questions regarding the explosion aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) which claimed the lives of 47 crew members. The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....Navy personnel board the open nose of the C-5 Galaxy aircraft which transported the bodies of the 47 sailors killed aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) by an explosion in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PH2 Jeff Elliott Pascagoula, Miss....A view of the national ensign and the flag of the Secretary of the Navy during the recommissioning of the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64). OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PHCS Ron Bayles Naval Station, Norfolk, Va....Friends and relatives greet sailors aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), which has returned to its home port four days after an explosion in 16-inch gun turret No. 2 killed 47 of its crew. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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Terry Cosgrove Pacific Ocean....A port bow view of the Canadian destroyer HMCS Terra Nova (DDE-259) participating in an underway replenishment with the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) (not seen). The Missouri and the ships of its battle group are participating in the multinational exercise RIMPAC '88. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....Sailors enter the nose of a C-5 Galaxy aircraft of the 436th Military Airlift Wing. The C-5 has transported the bodies of the sailors who died in the 16-inch gun turret explosion aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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Tom Milne Pacific Ocean....Crew members aboard the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) practice damage control procedures during the damage control stand-down portion of the multinational exercise RIMPAC '88. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....Pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket of one of the 47 sailors who died when an explosion ripped through the No. 2 16-inch gun turret of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....Adm. William J. Crowe Jr., chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, and CAPT. Fred. P Moosally, commanding officer of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), speak with the father of one of the 47 crew members killed in an explosion aboard the ship. The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....After ceremonies for the seamen who died in the 16-inch gun turret explosion on the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), officers and sailors walk off the flight line. The bodies of the 47 casualties have just been flown to the continental United States. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. Gulf of Mexico....A stern view of the battleship Wisconsin (BB-64) underway during sea trials. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. Gulf of Mexico....A starboard view of the battleship Wisconsin (BB-64) underway during sea trials. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PHCS Ron Bayles Subic Bay, Philippines....Crew members man the rails aboard the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) as a tug maneuvers the ship into port. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PHCS Ron Bayles Subic Bay, Philippines....Crew members man the rails of the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) as the large harbor tug Mandan (YTB-794) assists the ship into port. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. Gulf of Mexico....A starboard bow view of the battleship Wisconsin (BB-64) underway during sea trials. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....As the color guard stands at attention, pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket of one of the 47 sailors who were killed by the explosion in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PHC Jeff Hilton Pascagoula, Miss....A port bow view of the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) tied up at a pier during its recommissioning ceremony. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PHCS Ron Bayles Subic Bay, Philippines....A quartermaster seaman uses a telescopic alidade to take a bearing aboard the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62). OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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Tom Milne Pearl Harbor, Harbor....A color guard stands on top of the No. 2 Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turret and crew members man the rail aboard the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) as the ship arrives in port. The Missouri and the ships of its battle group are participating in the multinational exercise RIMPAC '88. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PHCS Ron Bayles Subic Bay, Philippines....A starboard bow view of the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) underway. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....CAPT. Fred P. Moosally, commanding officer of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), speaks at a press conference several days after 47 crew members were killed in an explosion aboard the ship. The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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Terry Cosgrove Pacific Ocean....An aerial port beam view of a Soviet Balzam class intelligence collector shadowing ships of the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) battle group during the multinational exercise RIMPAC '88. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PH2 Jeff Elliott Pascagoula, Miss....Guests and crew members mingle at the conclusion of the recommissioning ceremony for the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64). OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....After ceremonies for their comrades, killed by the explosion in the 16-gun turret on the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), sailors march off the flight line. The bodies of the 47 casualties have just been flown to the continental United States. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....Volunteers man phone lines in a crisis center set up to arrange lodging for relatives and friends attending the memorial service in honor of the 47 crew members killed in an explosion aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PH2 Jeff Elliott Pascagoula, Miss....A crewman uses signal pennants as the ship comes alive during the recommissioning ceremony for the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64). OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....Navy personnel observe a moment of silence in remembrance of the 47 crew members killed in an explosion aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PH2 Milton Savage, USNR Fort Monroe, Va....A starboard bow view of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), surrounded by numerous small craft, as it passes the fort near Norfolk, Va. The Iowa, with its crew manning the rails, is returning home to Norfolk after an explosion in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret killed 47 sailors during routine gunnery exercises 330 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. Gulf of Mexico....A starboard bow view of the battleship Wisconsin (BB-64) underway during sea trials. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. Gulf of Mexico....A port beam view of the battleship Wisconsin (BB-64) underway during sea trials. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....The nose of a C-5 Galaxy aircraft of the 436th Military Airlift Wing opens to deliver the bodies of the sailors who died in the 16-inch gun turret explosion aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....Navy pallbearers carry the remains of one of the 47 crew members killed in an explosion aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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Yeoman 3rd Class Burch inserts a lock combination primer in the firing lock on the breach of one of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns in turret No. 3 aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....A representative of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF and CAPT. Fred P. Moosally, commanding officer of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), stand by as GUNNER's Mate 3rd Class Kendall Truitt, a crew member aboard the Iowa (BB-61), speaks during a press conference several days after 47 crew members were killed in an explosion aboard the ship. The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush observe a moment of silence during the memorial service for the 47 crew members killed in an explosion aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....President George H. W. Bush attends the memorial service for the 47 crew members killed in an explosion aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....President George H. W. Bush speaks with a family member of one of the 47 crew members killed in an explosion aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....Pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket of one of the 47 sailors who died when an explosion ripped through the No. 2 16-inch gun turret of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....CAPT. Fred P. Moosally, commanding officer of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), speaks during a press conference several days after 47 crew members were killed in an explosion aboard the ship. The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PH2 Milton Savage, USNR Fort Monroe, Va....Crowds of people lining the shore and in small craft watch as the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) passes the fort near Norfolk, Va. The Iowa, with its crew manning the rails, is returning home to Norfolk after an explosion in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret killed 47 sailors during routine gunnery exercises 330 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....CAPT. Fred P. Moosally, commanding officer of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), speaks during a press conference several days after 47 crew members were killed in an explosion aboard the ship. The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....A crew member from the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) is reunited with his family upon the ship's return to home port following an explosion in its No. 2 16-inch gun turret which killed 47 crew members on April 19th. The explosion occurred as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PH2 Jeff Elliott Pascagoula, Miss....Guests observe the Mark 28 5-inch/38-caliber guns being traversed and elevated as the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) comes alive during its recommissioning. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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Brad Dillon Pearl Harbor, Hawaii....A nighttime view of the bow of the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) as the ship lies at anchor in the harbor. The Missouri and the ships of its battle group are participating in the multinational exercise RIMPAC '88. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. Gulf of Mexico....A bow view of the battleship Wisconsin (BB-64) underway during sea trials. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....A color guard takes part in a ceremony honoring the 47 crew members killed in an explosion aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PHCS Ron Bayles Naval Station, Norfolk, Va....Black arm-banded officers and crew members stand at the rail of the USS Iowa (BB-61), as the battleship comes home four days after an explosion in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret killed 47 of its crew. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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PHCS Ron Bayles Naval Station, Norfolk, Va....Sailors from the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), which has returned to its home port four days after an explosion in 16-inch gun turret No. 2 killed 47 of its crew, make calls from a phone booth. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

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