U. S. S. Iowa Explosion

Technical Report · Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5758451

In assessing the Navy's technical investigation of the April 1989 explosion aboard the U.S.S. Iowa, GAO enlisted the assistance of the Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories. This report contains Sandia's final report, which concludes that it is unclear whether the turret explosion that killed 47 sailors was due to sabotage or an accident. In fact, Sandia suggests as a possible cause the excessive speed of ramming powder bags into the chamber of a 16-inch gun.

• Research Organization: General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (United States). National Security and International Affairs Div.
• OSTI ID: 5758451
• Report Number(s): GAO/NSIAD-91-48
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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