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The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri

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U.S.S. Missouri (BB-63)

 

The Missouri was the last U.S. battleship to be launched and the last to be decommissioned. She was also the most formidable. In addition to her massive firepower capabilities, she possessed thick steel armor plating that protected the hull (13.5 inches), the gun turrets (17 inches in front; 13 inches on the sides), the citadel (17 inches), and the conning tower sides (17.3 inches).

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NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
Online Library of Selected Images:
-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --
USS Missouri (BB-63), 1944-1998, Selected Views
NavSource Online: Battleship Photo Archive
BB-63 USS MISSOURI 1941 - August 1944 / Construction - Post Commissioning

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Official U.S. Navy Photograph, USNHC # 80-G-421372, now in the collections of the National Archives.

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Moving slowly in close ashore at Wonsan, Korea, to deliver gunfire on enemy positions, 7 February 1953.
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USS Missouri '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.

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USS Missouri '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.

USS Missour - September 2, 1945

USS Missour - 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)

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