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USS Missouri (BB-63) is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy (USN) in the 1940s and is a museum ship.Completed in 1944, she is the last battleship commissioned by the United States.
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.
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In 1991, Missouri participated in Operation Desert Storm, firing 28 Tomahawk Missiles and 759 16-inch shells at Iraqi targets along the coast. [154] Decommissioned for the last time in 1992, Missouri was donated to the USS Missouri Memorial Association of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for use as a museum ship in 1999. [155]
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An ironclad warship that was run aground by USS Mississippi in the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip. CSS McRae Confederate States Navy: 28 April 1862 A gunboat that took heavy damage in a battle with USS Iroquois, and was scuttled off Algiers. MTC-602: 9 September 1965 A barge that sank in the Mississippi River during Hurricane Betsy. The ...
Five days later Missouri received fifteen more rounds of 75-millimeter to 155-millimeter cannon fire while bombarding the city. The American ship escaped damage again, the nearest shot landing 500 yards (460 m) off her location. USS Merganser was also engaged with the nearest shot splashing harmlessly 200 yards (180 m) from her. [1] [2]
Chinese Civil War: Battle of Chongwu: The Zhen Nan-class minesweeper was damaged by shelling by People's Liberation Army Navy patrol ships and then was torpedoed by the motor torpedo boat No. 145 (People's Liberation Army Navy). She was then beached on Magong Island to prevent her from sinking. [113] Reina United States