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Ships · United States · 1944-1945

USS Missouri (BB-63)

battleship

The last Iowa-class battleship completed, Missouri shelled the Japanese home islands and screened carriers off Okinawa before her quarterdeck was chosen for the formal Japanese surrender ceremony on 2 September 1945, with General MacArthur presiding under the ship's guns in Tokyo Bay.

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crew~1,900
displacement48,110 tons (standard), 57,540 full load
armament9x 16in guns
speed33 knots

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USS Missouri (BB-63)
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The U.S. Military Sealift Command oiler USNS Kawishiwi (T-AO-146), center, replenishing the U.S. Navy battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) and the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) on 25 July 1986.
The U.S. Military Sealift Command oiler USNS Kawishiwi (T-AO-146), center, replenishing the U.S. Navy battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) and the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) on 25 July 1986.Photographer's Name: PH2 Thomas M. Hensley, U.S. Navy · Public domain · source
Collection Name: Commerce and Industrial Development Photograph Collection Photographer/Studio: Massie, Gerald R. Description: Civil Defense Director Dean Lupkey and Governor John Dalton hold up "Shelter Area" sign in fr
Collection Name: Commerce and Industrial Development Photograph Collection Photographer/Studio: Massie, Gerald R. Description: Civil Defense Director Dean Lupkey and Governor John Dalton hold up "Shelter Area" sign in frMissouri State Archives · No restrictions · source

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