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Home Town Mount Airy, North Carolina
Last Address USS Iowa (BB-61
Date of Passing Apr 19, 1989
Location of Interment Skyline Memory Gardens - Mount Airy, North Carolina
Eric Casey, 21, was the son of Patricia Kirkpatrick. He had 3 sisters and 2 brothers. He attended North Surry High School and graduated in 1985. He was a lieutenant colonel and cadet commander in the NSHS ROTC Chapter. He enlisted in the Navy in July 1985. He died in an explosion in gun turret #2 on the USS Iowa, during training maneuvers, on April 19, 1989.
Iowa Class Battleship: Displacement 45,000 Tons, Dimensions, 887' 3" (oa) x 108' 2" x 37' 9" (Max)Armament 9 x 16"/50 20 x 5"/38AA, 80 x 40mm 49 x 20mm, 3 AC. Armor, 12 1/8" Belt, 17" Turrets, 1 1/2" +6" +5/8" Decks, 17 1/4" Conning Tower. Machinery, 212,000 SHP; G.E. Geared Turbines, 4 screws. Speed, 33 Knots, Crew 1921. Operational and Building Data: Laid down by New York Naval Ship Yard, June 27, 1940. Launched August 27, 1942. Commissioned February 22, 1943. Decommissioned March 24, 1949. Recommissioned August 25, 1951. Decommissioned February 2, 1958. Recommissioned April 28, 1984. Decommissioned October 26, 1990. Stricken for disposal 12 January 1995 but retained as a parts source. Reinstated on the Naval Vessels Register and returned to reserve status 4 January 1999. Fate: Preserved as Memorial at 250 S Harbor Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90731
