USS Iowa (BB-61) Anti-Missile Defenses

During one of my VikingOne Expeditions at the Port of Los Angeles, I went aboard the USS Iowa (BB-61). Some interesting history: Captain Fred P. Moosally was the Skipper of the Iowa during a tragic at sea training accident. On April 19, 1989, the Number Two 16-inch gun turret exploded killing 47 sailors in the center gun room. Captain Moosally is from Youngstown, Ohio and graduated from Ursuline High School in 1962. I was aboard the USS New Jersey (BB-62) when this tragedy happened. I am from Youngstown, Ohio and I graduated from Cardinal Mooney High School in 1982. Ursuline is on the Northside of town and Cardinal Mooney is on the Southside of town.