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  2. USS Missouri (BB-63) - Wikipedia

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    Missouri was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named after the US state of Missouri. [16] The ship was authorized by Congress in 1938 [17] and ordered on 12 June 1940 with the hull number BB-63. [18] The keel for Missouri was laid down at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on 6 January 1941 in slipway 1.

  3. Naval Station Pearl Harbor - Wikipedia

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    USS Missouri (BB-63), now a museum ship, docked at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor. USS Missouri (BB-63) ("Mighty Mo" or "Big Mo") is a United States Navy Iowa-class battleship, and was the fourth ship of the U.S. Navy to be named in honor of the U.S. state of Missouri.

  4. 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.

  5. List of museum ships of the United States military - Wikipedia

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    Landing Ship, Tank [38] USS LST-393: United States Michigan: Muskegon: United States: 1942 LST: Landing Ship, Tank: USS LST 393 Veterans Museum USS LST-1008: China Shandong: Qingdao: United States: 1944 LST: Tank landing ship [39] USS Marlin: United States Nebraska: Omaha: United States: 1953 Mackerel class: Submarine [40] USS Massachusetts ...

  6. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Historic District - Wikipedia

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    On December 1, 1945, the navy yard's name was changed to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. After the war, the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility became a tenant at the shipyard. Until 1998, USS Missouri was moored here, and was for a time open to visitors. [2] Inactive ships today include aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, and submarines.

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  8. Old Point Comfort - Wikipedia

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    It was near Old Point Comfort that the USS Missouri (BB-63), then the only U.S. battleship in commission, was proceeding seaward on a training mission from Hampton Roads early on January 17, 1950, when she ran aground 1.6 miles (3.0 km) from Thimble Shoal Light,(near Old Point Comfort. She hit shoal water a distance of three ship-lengths from ...

  9. List of Allied ships at the Japanese surrender - Wikipedia

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    These ships of the Allied navies of World War II were present in Tokyo Bay on Victory over Japan Day (2 September 1945) when the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed on board the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63). The only two US vessels present at both the Pearl Harbor attack and Tokyo Bay surrender were the USS West Virginia and the USS ...