High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Fred P. Moosally (born 4 October 1944) is a former Captain in the United States Navy. During his naval career, Moosally served in many different assignments, including commander of a destroyer and the battleship USS Iowa. Moosally was captain of the Iowa when the center gun of one of the ship`s main gun turrets exploded on April 19, 1989, killing 47 crewmen.