An undated file photo of the battleship Iowa (BB 4) shows sailors waving to people on a boat.
Summary
WASHINGTON (Aug. 16, 2013) An undated file photo of the battleship Iowa (BB 4) shows sailors waving to people on a boat. Naval History and Heritage Command's Underwater Archeology Branch recently discovered deck logs from the Iowa showing that their recently acquired Howell Torpedo Number 24 was fired and lost during training in December 1899 off the coast of San Diego. The torpedo was discovered in March by U.S. Navy dolphins off the coast of San Diego. (U.S. Navy file photo) File# 130816-N-ZZ999-001
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Date
1899
Location
WASHINGTON
Source
U.S. NAVY
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Public Domain