USS Newport News (SSN 750) makes history as the first nuclear-powered submarine to pull into port in Iceland 🇮🇸⚓️ July 9, 2025 @usembreykjavik #Navy250 @nato | U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet

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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