Tragedy in Turret Two – USS Newport News, 1972, On October 1, 1972, during combat operations off the coast of Vietnam, the USS Newport News (CA-148)—a Des Moines-class heavy cruiser—suffered a devastating internal explosion in Turret Two. While conducting night bombardment missions, one of the 8-inch shells inside the turret prematurely detonated, likely due to a faulty fuse or shell instability. The explosion tore through the gun compartment, igniting fires and causing secondary blasts. In the
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Tragedy in Turret Two – USS Newport News, 1972, On October 1, 1972, during combat operations off the coast of Vietnam, the USS Newport News (CA-148)—a Des Moines-class heavy cruiser—suffered a devastating internal explosion in Turret Two. While conducting night bombardment missions, one of the 8-inch shells inside the turret prematurely detonated, likely due to a faulty fuse or shell instability. The explosion tore through the gun compartment, igniting fires and causing secondary blasts. In the
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Launched in 1948 and decommissioned in 1974, USS Newport News (CA-148) was the U.S. Navy's last active all-gun cruiser. Crews of Des Moines-class heavy cruisers could boast of having the world's fastest firing 8-inch, 55-caliber guns. #WarshipWednesday | U.S. Naval Institute
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Launched in 1948 and decommissioned in 1974, USS Newport News (CA-148) was the U.S. Navy's last active all-gun cruiser. Crews of Des Moines-class heavy cruisers could boast of having the world's fastest firing 8-inch, 55-caliber guns. #WarshipWednesday | U.S. Naval Institute
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Take a look at this time-lapse video of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) arriving to Newport News Shipbuilding for her refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH). Read more here: https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/stennis-cvn-74-arrives-rcoh | HII
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