Warship Mystery: How Did This Battleship's 16-Inch Gun Explode?
Navy leaders hoped they would not have to answer questions about the underlying causes of the disaster. Here's What You Need to Know: The military often looks for scapegoats when people die rather than admit their mistakes. It's been over 30 years since an explosion inside the number two gun turret on the USS Iowa killed 47 American sailors, but for Mike Carr, it still feels like yesterday. "I knew all 47 guys inside that turret because as part of the ship's policy we had rotated between all three turrets," Carr, who served as a gunner's mate in the Iowa's aft 16-inch turret, told Task & ...
Source: nationalinterest.org