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USS Missouri: The U.S. Navy’s Best Battleship Ever

The USS Missouri (BB-63), one of the four legendary Iowa-class battleships, is an icon of American naval might. -Many experts consider her the best battleship ever. -Commissioned in 1944, “The Big Mo” ...
USS Missouri and USS Wisconsin, two legendary World War II battleships, stood off the Kuwaiti coast—revived, modernized, and ...
Once the pride of the U.S. Navy, its four battleships are now mothballed museum attractions. But if needed, could these decommissioned behemoths be reactivated?
Yes, it was hard to see the famed warship sail away. But it's hard to argue Pearl Harbor isn't the right place for the USS Missouri to be.
Launched in 1944, the USS Missouri (or "Mighty Mo") is best known for hosting a meeting between Allied and Axis representatives that led to Japan's surrender and the end of World War II. After the ...
The USS Missouri was in commission for five decades and participated in three wars: World War II, the Korean War, and Desert Storm, before being donated to the USS Missouri Memorial Association.
HONOLULU – The Battleship Missouri Memorial has unveiled a new plaque onboard the USS Missouri to recognize the state’s efforts to preserve America’s last-commissioned battleship. Visitors ...
The USS Missouri, known as America’s last battleship and “Mighty Mo,” is famous for being the site of the official end to World War II: Japanese representatives officially surrendered to the ...
FILE – Service members perform a rifle salute aboard the USS Missouri to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the end of WWII, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Sept. 2, 2021.
The USS Missouri’s commander, Fraser Hudson, assessed that the renewed Russian activity is not just “a political statement.” ...
On Sept. 2, 1945, the deadliest war in history officially ended on the deck of the battleship USS Missouri with Japan’s unconditional surrender.
The USS Missouri, one of the United States’ most iconic warships, this summer marks the 15th anniversary of its permanent mooring at Pearl Harbor.