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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.
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 ...
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A sunset ceremony will be held at at 4 :30 p.m. today at the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor. The event will honor the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal during World War ...
NavSource Naval History: Battleship Photo Index BB-63 USS Missouri 1984–1987 Archived 2010-02-04 at the Wayback Machine includes a photograph of Callaghan at a Missouri reunion in Annapolis in 1985. The Jerseyman (No. 63, 3rd Quarter 2009, p.
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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).