USS Missouri BB 63 - The Mighty Mo

Warship Guide - USS Missouri BB 63

The USS Missouri, or Mighty Mo, was the 4th and final Iowa class battleship to enter service, making her the last battleship commissioned by the United States Navy. Designated BB 63, she was as beautiful as she was strong, and was the culmination of US battleship design under the pre war treaties. Her decks bore witness to the final surrender of the Japanese Empire, which brought an end to the Second World War. She participated in the Korean War and then enjoyed am eventful 2nd life after being reactivated in the mid 1980s. Missouri earned 11 total battle stars for her service in World War 2, Korea and the Persian Gulf. She now stands guard in Pearl Harbor over the USS Arizona memorial, watching over the remains of Arizona so that those interred within may rest forever in peace.

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