If Iowa's 1989 turret explosion had sunk the ship

What would have happened if USS Iowa had exploded and sunk after her 1989 turret explosion?

Her sisters and their ammunition would be closely inspected. Earlier retirement is disputed, and future museum organisations would strongly resist another return to service.

The surviving Iowa-class battleships and their ammunition would receive painstaking inspections after such a loss. Retirement timing remains disputed: one answer anticipates earlier withdrawal, while another doubts that the sinking would bring it forward. Future museum organisations would be reluctant to let the surviving ships return to service once retired. None of the Iowas had already served as a museum before its 1980s reactivation, although museum agreements and fundraising were being prepared before final retirement.