The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri
U.S.S. Missouri Battleship (BB-63)
Most people know of the Battleship U.S.S. Missouri even if they don't know why. This is the ship where WWII was ended. Japan surrendered to the Allies upon its very decks. This is the ship that is docked at Pearl Harbor where tourists visit her every day. This really is a sight to see when you go to Hawaii.
But there is more to the story which you will learn about on this page.
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USS Missouri at War
One reader writes "this book does a great job of capturing the essence of the ship and its crew from commissioning to its current resting place as a Pearl Harbor Museum."
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I got to this excellent lens via MBGPhoto's December Blessing lens. I'm a lover of history and although I'm an Army vet, I very much enjoyed perusing your salute to this storied ship. What an impressive and welcome site she must've been to US Marines and soldiers. And what a nightmare it must've been for enemy troops on the receiving end of her big guns. Thumbs up on this terrific lens!
— Swisstoons from Michigan 2011My Other Pages
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This is a personal page about the US Navy in World War 2. - Chosin - The Korean War 60th Anniversary
Those at Chosin Reservoir wrote a heroic chapter in American History.
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USS Missouri (BB-63), 1944-1998, Selected Views - NavSource Online: Battleship Photo Archive
BB-63 USS MISSOURI 1941 - August 1944 / Construction - Post Commissioning
Hawaii Site
This really is a sight to see
when you go to Hawaii.
U.S.S. Missouri in Pearl Harbor Hawaii
Arizonal Memorial Site
In addition to her massive firepower capabilities, the U.S.S. Missouri Battleship possessed 13.5 inches thick steel armor plating that protected the hull, the gun turrets (17 inches in front; 13 inches on the sides), the citadel (17 inches), and the conning tower sides (17.3 inches).
~Arizonal Memorial Site
Honolulu, Hawaii
USS Missouri In Hawaii
Models of the USS Missouri Battleship
U.S.S. Missouri Photos
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PearlHarborOahu Jul 25, 2012 #USSMissouri photo, taken by jujuham with @Instagram. - #USSMissouri photo
PearlHarborOahu Jul 25, 2012 #USSMissouri photo, taken by sblijo_ with @Instagram. - Teak deck restoration
USSMissouri Jul 25, 2012 @pinth_garnell We're in the process of a complete teak deck restoration -see photos here - #USSMissouri photo
PearlHarborOahu Jul 25, 2012 #USSMissouri photo, taken by jujuham with @Instagram.
"The Missouri was the last U.S. battleship to be launched and the last to be decommissioned. She was also the most formidable."
The Battleship USS Missouri Documentary
I found this documentary very interesting. I enjoyed it's "unpolished" personal tour style and the story covers the career of this ship.
USS Missouri Battleship In Korea, 25 October 1950
USS Missouri Battleship - Korea '50
Anchored in the outer harbor of
Wonsan, Korea, 25 October 1950
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, USNHC # 80-G-421372, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Beautiful lens on the wonderful old battleship U.S.S. Missouri. As an ex sailor and DOD employee who worked on supporting the reconstitution of the Battleships under president Reagan, I really appreciate your work here.
— TheBaseballCoach 2012USS Missouri Battleship In Korea - 7 February 1953
USS Missouri Battleship - Korea '53
Moving slowly in close ashore at Wonsan, Korea, to deliver gunfire on enemy positions, 7 February 1953.
USNHC # NH 96790.
Captain Robert Brodie, Jr. - '53 Command of USS Missouri Battleship
USS Missouri Battleship '53
Captain Robert Brodie, Jr., USN reads his orders to assume command of Missouri (BB-63), during ceremonies held on board the ship at Yokosuka, Japan, 4 April 1953. Vice Admiral Joseph J. Clark, Commander, Seventh Fleet, is at left. Captain Brodie relieved Commander James R. North, who had been acting Commanding Officer since the death of Captain Warner R. Edsall on 26 March 1953. USNHC # 80-G-641298.
Naval Academy Midshipmen practice sending and receiving messages
USS Missouri Battleship '53
Naval Academy Midshipmen practice sending & receiving messages with a 24-inch signal light, during Midshipmen's cruise, June 1953. Those present are (left to right):Peter W. Sandusky, 3rd Class;Edward H. Browne, 3rd Class;Robert F. Rigling, 1st Class. USNHC # 80-G-633588.
Each of the nine 16-inch gun barrels, the Mighty Mo's trademark feature, "is to approximately 67 feet long, weighs an incredible 116 tons, and can fire a 2,700-pound shell 23 miles in 50 seconds - with pinpoint accuracy."
The USS Missouri Battleship fires 16-inch shell into enemy lines at Hungnam - December 26, 1950. (Navy)
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The USS Missouri fires 16-inch shell into enemy lines at Hungnam. A 16-inch 3-gun salvo is on its way to commies. December 26, 1950. (Navy)
NARA FILE #: 080-G-426954
WAR & CONFLICT BOOK #: 1445
These guns were firing over my dad's head as he helped land the boat on the beach to rescue American troops with the Chinese closing in on them.
CC Flickr photo by expertinfantry
Korean War Info - 1950-1953
- THE KOREAN WAR (1950-1953)
EXPERTINFANTRY.COM
The United States Navy in the Korean War
This remarkable collection of essays is as readable and entertaining as it is informative, written by some of the most authoritative naval historians in the United States. It draws on many formerly classified sources to shed new light on the U.S. Navy's role in the three-year struggle to preserve the independence of the Republic of Korea.
The author, Edward J. Marolda, is the senior historian and chief of the Histories and Archives Division at the Naval Historical Center (NHC) in Washington, D.C.
USS Missouri Battleship - September 2, 1945
USS Missouri Battleship - September 2, 1945
F4U Corsairs and F6F Hellcat fighter planes fly in formation over the USS Missouri while the surrender ceremonies to end World War II take place aboard the U.S. Navy battleship, on September 2, 1945 (AP Photo/U.S. Navy)
Stranding The USS Missouri Battleship
In January 1950 the Missouri ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay. This book tells the story of how for the next two weeks the nation looked on as an embarrassed Navy tried to refloat her. This book provides a minute-by-minute account of the grounding, and rescue.
The Last Battleship
Scott C. S. Stone 's recounting of the USS Missouri's "The Last Battleship" story is a welcomed addition to naval and military history.
Battleship Missouri: An Illustrated History
This book is the complete history of the USS Missouri, from her keel-laying in 1941 to the site of the Japanese surrender in 1945 and the Persian Gulf War in 1991.
"...a ship is really the culmination of dedicated and skilled human beings who built her and the ship's success is the dedication and bravery of the men who sailed her. Paul Stillwell brings this human interest across very well." ~Richard A. Landgraff
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