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USS Missouri (BB-63)
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Missouri_post_refit.JPG) Missouri at sea in her 1980s configuration
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Namesake | State of Missouri |
| Ordered | 12 June 1940 |
| Builder | Brooklyn Navy Yard |
| Laid down | 6 January 1941 |
| Launched | 29 January 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Margaret Truman |
| Commissioned | 11 June 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 26 February 1955 |
| Identification | Hull number: BB-63 |
| Recommissioned | 10 May 1986 |
| Decommissioned | 31 March 1992 |
| Stricken | 12 January 1995 |
| Motto | "Strength for Freedom"[1] |
| Nickname(s) | "Mighty Mo"[1] |
| Status | Museum ship in Pearl Harbor |
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| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type | Iowa-class battleship |
| Displacement | 57,540 long tons (58,460 t) (full load) |
| Length | 887 ft 3 in (270.4 m) (o/a) |
| Beam | 108 ft 2 in (33 m) |
| Draft | 37 ft 9 in (11.5 m) |
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| Speed | 32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph) |
| Range | 15,000 nmi (28,000 km; 17,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 117 officers, 1,804 enlisted men (designed) |
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| General characteristics (1986) | |
| Complement | 1,515 officers and enlisted men |
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USS Missouri (BB-63) | |
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| Location | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
| Coordinates | 21°21′44″N 157°57′12″W / 21.36222°N 157.95333°W |
| Built | 1944 |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000877 |
| Added to NRHP | 14 May 1971 |
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 ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II, where she participated in the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa and shelled the Japanese home islands. Her quarterdeck was the site of the surrender of the Empire of Japan, which ended World War II.
After World War II, Missouri served in various diplomatic, show of force and training missions. On 17 January 1950 the ship ran aground during high tide in Chesapeake Bay and after great effort was re-floated several weeks later. She later fought in the Korean War during two tours between 1950 and 1953. Missouri was the first American battleship to arrive in Korean waters and served as the flagship for several admirals. The battleship took part in numerous shore bombardment operations and also served in a screening role for aircraft carriers. Missouri was decommissioned in 1955 and transferred to the reserve fleet (also known as the "Mothball Fleet").
Missouri was reactivated and modernized in 1984 as part of the 600-ship Navy plan. Cruise missile and anti-ship missile launchers were added along with updated electronics. The ship served in the Persian Gulf escorting oil tankers during threats from Iran, often while keeping her fire-control systems trained on land-based Iranian missile launchers. She served in Operation Desert Storm in 1991 including providing fire support.
Missouri was again decommissioned in 1992, but remained on the Naval Vessel Register until her name was struck in 1995. In 1998, she was donated to the USS Missouri Memorial Association and became a museum ship at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
- ^ a b Price, Gary; Cliffe, Richard (19 June 1989). "The "Official" USS Missouri Survival Guide". Naval History and Heritage Command. USS Missouri's Public Affairs Office. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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