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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1982 - 2007
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