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  2. 1950 USS Missouri grounding - Wikipedia

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    The USS Missouri grounding occurred 17 January 1950 when the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) ran aground while sailing out of Chesapeake Bay. No one was injured, but the battleship remained stuck for over two weeks before being freed from the sand. The ship was so damaged that she had to return to port and enter dry dock for repairs.

  3. USS Missouri (BB-63) - Wikipedia

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    Missouri was the first American battleship to arrive in Korean waters and served as the flagship for several admirals. The battleship took part in numerous shore bombardment operations and also served in a screening role for aircraft carriers. Missouri was decommissioned in 1955 and transferred to the reserve fleet (also known as the "Mothball ...

  4. Blockade of Wonsan - Wikipedia

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    On March 5, during a heavy UN bombardment in Wonsan Harbor, USS Missouri was challenged by five rounds of 105-millimeter shore battery fire. Missouri was not hit and she hastily silenced the battery. Five days later Missouri received fifteen more rounds of 75-millimeter to 155-millimeter cannon fire while bombarding the city. The American ship ...

  5. File:The Burning of the USS Missouri in Gibraltar.jpg - Wikipedia

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  6. USS Missouri - Wikipedia

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    USS Missouri (1841), a sidewheel frigate launched in 1841 and destroyed by fire in August 1843; USS Missouri (BB-11), a Maine-class battleship in service from 1900 to 1922. USS Missouri (BB-63), an Iowa-class battleship in service (variably) from 1944 to 1992; site of the official Japanese surrender of World War II; now a floating war memorial ...

  7. USS Arizona Memorial - Wikipedia

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    USS Arizona sinking and burning during the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 USS Arizona in the 1950s. During and following the end of World War II, Arizona ' s wrecked superstructure was removed and efforts began to erect a memorial at the remaining submerged hull.

  8. Coast Guard salvages Missouri duck boat after deadly sinking

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    Among the 17 killed in one of the deadliest tourist accidents in the U.S. in years were the boat's driver and nine members of a single family from Indiana.

  9. List of maritime disasters in the 20th century - Wikipedia

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    Rescue ships were unable to assist due to the continuing storm, and it sank on the night of 25 October. The only survivor found was a pet dog. The sinking of the SS Princess Sophia is to this day the worst maritime accident in the history of British Columbia and Alaska. 343 1970 South Korea: Namyoung-ho – The ferry sank on 15 December.