USS Missouri
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USS Missouri is a United States Navy Iowa-class battleship best known as the site of Japan’s formal surrender in World War II, marking the end of the conflict.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Missouri (BB-63) | 6 |
| Iowa class | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iowa-class battleship
ⓘ
United States Navy warship ⓘ battleship ⓘ |
| armament |
Harpoon anti-ship missiles (modernization era)
ⓘ
Phalanx CIWS (modernization era) ⓘ Tomahawk cruise missiles (modernization era) ⓘ nine 16-inch/50 caliber Mark 7 guns ⓘ twenty 5-inch/38 caliber dual-purpose guns ⓘ |
| battleHonors |
Battle of Iwo Jima
ⓘ
surface form:
Iwo Jima operations
Korean War shore bombardment ⓘ Okinawa operations ⓘ |
| beam | 108 feet 2 inches ⓘ |
| builder | Brooklyn Navy Yard ⓘ |
| commissionedDate | 1944-06-11 ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 1,900 in World War II ⓘ |
| decommissionedDate | 1955-02-26 ⓘ |
| displacement |
about 45,000 long tons standard
ⓘ
about 58,000 long tons full load ⓘ |
| finalDecommissionedDate | 1992-03-31 ⓘ |
| historicDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Historic Landmark
|
| homeportDuringWWII |
U.S. Pacific Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Fleet
|
| hullNumber | BB-63 ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 1941-01-06 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1944-01-29 ⓘ |
| length |
270.4 meters
ⓘ
887 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 33 knots ⓘ |
| modernizationPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| modernizationProgram | 600-ship Navy program ⓘ |
| museumLocation |
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
|
| namesake |
Missouri
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. state of Missouri
|
| nickname | Mighty Mo ⓘ |
| notableEvent | site of the formal Japanese surrender in World War II ⓘ |
| notableRole | symbol of the end of World War II in the Pacific ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | BB-63 ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| recommissionedDate | 1986-05-10 ⓘ |
| shipClass |
USS Missouri
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Iowa class
|
| sisterShip |
USS Iowa
ⓘ
USS New Jersey ⓘ USS Wisconsin ⓘ |
| status | museum ship ⓘ |
| surrenderCeremonyDate | 1945-09-02 ⓘ |
| surrenderCeremonyLocation | Tokyo Bay ⓘ |
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USS Missouri (BB-63)
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USS Missouri (BB-63)
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USS Missouri (BB-63)
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USS Missouri (BB-63)
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Iowa class
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USS Missouri (BB-63)
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USS Missouri (BB-63)