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instanceOf
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Iowa-class battleship
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United States Navy battleship
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nickname
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alsoKnownAs
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Big Mo
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armament
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Harpoon anti-ship missiles (after 1980s modernization)
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Tomahawk cruise missiles (after 1980s modernization)
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nine 16-inch/50 caliber Mark 7 guns
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twenty 5-inch/38 caliber guns
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various anti-aircraft guns
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beam
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108 feet
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32.9 meters
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builder
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
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commissionedOn
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1944-06-11
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country
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United States
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crewComplement
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approximately 1,900 in World War II
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over 1,500 after 1980s modernization
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decommissionedOn
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1955-02-26
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designation
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National Historic Landmark
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displacement
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about 45,000 tons standard
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about 58,000 tons full load
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featuredIn
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film Battleship (2012)
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finalDecommissionedOn
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1992-03-31
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homeport
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Pearl Harbor (during parts of service)
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hullNumber
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BB-63
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laidDownOn
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1941-01-06
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launchedOn
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1944-01-29
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length
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270.4 meters
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887 feet
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maximumSpeed
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33 knots
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modernization
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extensively modernized in the 1980s
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modernizationProgram
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600-ship Navy program under President Ronald Reagan
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museumLocation
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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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museumOpened
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1999
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namedAfter
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U.S. state of Missouri
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notableEvent
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site of Japan’s formal surrender in World War II
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onNationalRegister
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National Register of Historic Places
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operator
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United States Navy
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propulsion
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steam turbines
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recommissionedOn
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1986-05-10
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refersTo
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USS Missouri
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servedInConflict
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Gulf War
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Korean War
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World War II
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status
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museum ship
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surrenderCeremonyDate
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1945-09-02
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surrenderCeremonyLocation
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Tokyo Bay
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surrenderCeremonySignificance
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formal end of World War II
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symbolism
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symbol of the end of World War II in the Pacific
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touristAttraction
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major visitor attraction at Pearl Harbor historic sites
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