Mighty Mo

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Mighty Mo is the famous nickname of the USS Missouri, a U.S. Navy battleship best known as the site of Japan’s formal surrender in World War II.

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

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USS Missouri
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