PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The USS Iowa’s gun barrel is being fully revitalized by Marine Specialty Painting, whose CEO has a special connection to the historic battleship. The project, which is a ...

Summary: The USS Iowa (BB-61), a historic centerpiece of the Pacific Battleship Center in Los Angeles ... a fire in her second sixteen-inch gun turret killed 47 crewmen. She was decommissioned ...

On Saturday, the USS Iowa battleship opens its decks to visitors ... Sponsor Message "This is the right gun, Turret 1. It's 67 feet long, brother. Look at the size of it. I could put you in ...

It's the last of nine restored USS Iowa battleship gun barrels to be displayed permanently. Some found homes in places like Arizona, Delaware and New Jersey. One is displayed in Norfolk.

The project is significant for Marine Specialty Painting's President & CEO, Alfred “AJ” Marchigiani, who was on the USS Iowa when disaster struck in 1989. PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The USS Iowa’s ...

On the morning of April 19, 1989 — 35 years ago today — a horrific explosion and fire ripped through the No. 2 gun turret of the Norfolk-based battleship USS Iowa.

The site will feature signs about the USS Iowa and its heritage ... In what was supposed to have been a routine test-firing of the ship’s guns, 47 sailors died during an accidental turret ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The USS Iowa 36th Commemoration Ceremony will be held at Naval Station Norfolk on Saturday. The 9:30 a.m. ceremony will remember and honor the 47 sailors who lost their lives ...

During his time in the Navy, he served on the USS Iowa. He said he was aboard the ship in April of 1989 when a gun turret exploded, tragically killing 47 Sailors. A photo of Alfred “AJ ...