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  2. USS Missouri (BB-63) - Wikipedia

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    USS Missouri (BB-63) is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy ... Her quarterdeck was the site of the surrender of the Empire of Japan, ...

  3. 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.

  4. USS Missouri (SSN-780) - Wikipedia

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    Missouri completed her first 6-month deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet on 20 December 2013. [10] In March 2014 Missouri made an 11-week-long surge deployment in the Northern Atlantic, just three months after her previous deployment [11] possibly linked to the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, which took place in March 2014. [12]

  5. 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 ...

  6. Sideboy - Wikipedia

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    When the visitor reaches a designated point on the brow, the sideboys and all others on the quarterdeck salute as the boatswain’s mate pipes “over the side." When the visitor departs, the process is repeated in reverse. The boatswain's mate is permitted to salute left-handed if he uses his right hand to hold the call pipe.

  7. HMS Malabar (1818) - Wikipedia

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    On 26–27 August 1843, Malabar, under the command of Sir George Sartorius, [5] assisted in fighting a fire that destroyed the United States Navy sidewheel frigate USS Missouri at Gibraltar and took aboard about 200 of Missouri ' s survivors. [5] [6] [7] Malabar was hulked in October 1848, eventually becoming a coal hulk, and was renamed Myrtle ...

  8. Quarterdeck - Wikipedia

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    The quarterdeck is a raised deck behind the main mast of a sailing ship. Traditionally it was where the captain commanded his vessel and where the ship's colours were kept. This led to its use as the main ceremonial and reception area on board, and the word is still used to refer to such an area on a ship or even in naval establishments on land.

  9. USS Missouri (1841) - Wikipedia

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    HMS Malabar observes Missouri ' s final fate after providing aid. The USS Missouri was begun at New York Navy Yard in 1840 by shipbuilder Samuel Hartt. She was launched 7 January 1841 and commissioned very early in 1842 with Captain John T. Newton in command. Her engines were capable of 600 horse power, and she was said to have cost $600,000 to ...