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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.
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The ship struck several mines within minutes and broke into three sections. 15 of her crew were killed in the sinking. USS Reuben James (DD-245) was acting as escort for British convoys as a part of the Neutrality Patrol when on 23 October 1941 around daybreak the ship was hit by a torpedo fired from U-552, which was aiming for a cargo vessel ...
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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.
In 2020, the 75th anniversary of the USS Indianapolis sinking filled Briggs with regret over questions he never asked. "He was one of 316 men, out of a crew of 1,195, who lived to tell his story.
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.
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