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	USS Missouri (BB-63) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Missouri joined the fast battleships of TF 58 in bombarding the southeast coast of Okinawa 24 March 1945, an action intended to draw enemy strength from the west coast beaches that would be the actual site of invasion landings.
		Missouri rejoined the screen of the carriers as Marine and Army units stormed the shores of Okinawa on the morning of 1 April.
		Missouri is not eligible for designation as a National Historic Landmark, even though she is the last completed U.S. battleship and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 for hosting the signing of the instrument of Japanese surrender that ended World War II.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Missouri_(BB-63) (5287 words)

	USS Missouri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Three ships of the United States Navy (and one of the Confederate Navy) have borne the name USS Missouri in honor of the 24th state.
		USS Missouri, 10, a sidewheel frigate, was launched in 1841.
		USS Missouri (BB-63), a Iowa-class battleship, was the last battleship completed by the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Missouri (150 words)

	The USS Missouri
		The USS Missouri was launched on January 29, 1944, commissioned on June 11 of the same year, and reported for duty to the Third Fleet in Pearl Harbor on Christmas Eve 1944.
		In 1992, the USS Missouri was decommissioned for the second time, and in 1995 she was removed from the Navy's ship registry, enabling her to be donated by the Navy for preservation as a memorial museum.
		After intense competition, the USS Missouri Memorial Association was selected by the Navy to care for the "Mighty Mo" at Pearl Harbor, and in 1998 title to the ship was transferred to the Association, and the "Mighty Mo" was brought to Pearl Harbor.
	www.srmason-sj.org /council/journal/nov99/wriston.html (952 words)

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		The fourth Missouri (BB-B3), the last battleship completed by the United States, was laid down 6 January 1941 by New York Naval Shipyard; launched 29 January 1944; sponsored by Miss Margaret Truman, daughter of then Senator from Missouri Harry S Tr uman, later President; and commissioned 11 June 1944, Capt. William M. Callaghan in command.
		Missouri then steamed with the carriers to Iwo Jima where her Mighty guns provided direct and continuous support to the invasion landings begun 19 February.
		Missouri joined the fast battleships of TF 58 in bombarding the southeast coast of Okinawa 24 March, an action intended to draw enemy strength from the west coast beaches that would be the actual site of invasion landings.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/battlesh/bb63.htm (2561 words)

	USS Missouri Frequently Asked Questions
		USS Missouri usually sailed with smaller escort ships and those ships, in large part because of their relatively small size, didn't have nearly the range as Missouri did.
		The official story is that the USS Jarrett's Phalanx engaged the USS Missouri's chaff (a countermeasure against missiles - chaff is basically strips of tinfoil; they're fired into the air away from the ship and distract the incoming missile) and that some stray rounds struck the Missouri.
		The USS Missouri is entirely operated by the USS Missouri Memorial Association, a non-profit group whose sole purpose is to restore, preserve and present the USS Missouri for people to visit and enjoy.
	home.hawaii.rr.com /schorr/Politics/MightyMoFAQ.htm (4967 words)

	USS Missouri (BB 63)
		USS MISSOURI was the third ship in the IOWA class and the last battleship commissioned by the United States Navy.
		USS MISSOURI is hit by a star shell during target practice in the North Atlantic.
		MISSOURI departed Piraeus 26 April, touching at Algiers and Tangiers before arriving Norfolk 9 May. She departed for Culebra Island 12 May to join Admiral Mitcher's 8th Fleet in the Navy's first large-scale postwar Atlantic training maneuvers.
	www.navysite.de /bb/bb63.htm (4072 words)

	Last Voyage of the USS Missouri by Robert D. West
		In June 1998, the retired American battleship USS Missouri was towed across the Pacific Ocean to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to be put on permanent display.
		The USS Missouri's main armament is nine 16-inch guns on three turrets: two forward and one aft.
		The Missouri was decommissioned February 26, 1955, and was mothballed at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington.
	people.msoe.edu /~westr/missouri.htm (1155 words)

	All Hands: Saving an old friend - USS Missouri
		Missouri was recommissioned in 1986 and returned to combat in 1991 during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
		Finally, 48 years after she was launched, USS Missouri was retired in March 1992 and was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in 1995.
		But in June 1998, she was transferred to Pearl Harbor to the USS Missouri Memorial Association as a memorial to America's tenacity and success.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IBQ/is_1043/ai_116525452 (1375 words)

	MIGHTY MO - Tribute to the USS Missouri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Mighty Missouri is without a doubt one of the finest naval vessels ever made.
		Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in 1995, Missouri now has a permanant home in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii as a memorial to the men who served on her and the thousands who gave their lives for our Freedom.
		USS Missouri (BB-63) entering Tokyo Bay for the formal signing of the Japanese surrender.
	www.worldsfinestnavy.com /mightyMO.html (313 words)

	BB-61 IOWA-class - Navy Ships
		USS Missouri (BB 63) was recommissioned May 10, 1986 and USS Wisconsin (BB 64) was recommissioned October 22, 1988.
		USS Missouri (BB 63) began her new life with an around-the-world cruise, the first such cruise for a battleship since the Great White Fleet sailed in 1907.
		USS New Jersey's performance during her initial deployment demonstrated the ability of the modernized battleship to do the job.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/bb-61.htm (1450 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Missouri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Missouri is bordered on the north by Iowa, on the west by Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma, on the south...
		Missouri (river) (Illinois Emissourita, “dwellers of the big muddy”), river in central United States.
		The Missouri is formed by the confluence of the...
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/searchdetail.aspx?q=Missouri&pg=1&grp=med (95 words)

	Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide - USS Missouri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		USS Missouri arrived in Hawaii on June 22, 1998, and opened to the public on January 29, 1999.
		USS Missouri is the youngest of the four magnificent Iowa class battleships built by the United States.
		USS Missouri is best known as the site where General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, on 2 September 1945, officially accepted the surrender of Japan, ending World War II.
	www.hnsa.org /ships/missouri.htm (228 words)

	New Page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Most people in the crowd of about 1,500 that greeted the big ship's arrival knew the Missouri's place in history was secured not with the roar of its 16-inch guns, but with the whisper of pens across the surrender documents that ended World War II on Sept. 2, 1945.
		The USS Missouri glides across silvery waters Tuesday near the mouth of the Columbia River.
		Houston, now 72, was aboard the troop transport USS Sheridan in Tokyo Bay on the day of the surrender, but allied commander Douglas MacArthur wanted as many sailors as he could jam onto the Missouri as witnesses.
	www.kilchis-river.com /missouri (1095 words)

	U.S. Navy Battleships - USS Missouri (BB 63) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The fourth Missouri (BB-63), the last battleship completed by the United States, was laid down 6 January 1941 by New York Naval Shipyard; launched 29 January 1944; sponsored by Miss Margaret Truman, daughter of then Senator from Missouri Harry S Truman, later President; and commissioned 11 June 1944, Capt. William M. Callaghan in command.
		USS Missouri was recommissioned in San Francisco 10 May 1986.
		Missouri shared gunnery duties with USS Wisconsin (BB 64) and the two battleships continued to hammer at their targets with 16-inch gunnery.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/battleships/missouri/bb63-mo.html (3917 words)

	USS Missouri
		Known as "Mighty Mo" the USS Missouri saw plenty of action in the Pacific during World War II and was the site of Japan's official surrender to the United States at the end of the war.
		The USS Missouri arrived in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on June 22, 1998 where she now serves as a both a memorial and a museum.
		A brass plaque in the deck of the USS Missouri commemorating the spot where the instrument of surrender was signed by Japan, bringing a close to World War II in the Pacific.
	www.angelfire.com /va/Walker3/hawaii5a.html (456 words)

	U.S. Navy Battleships - USS Missouri (BB 11) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Fleet operations along the East Coast and in the Caribbean during the next years were highlighted by her relief to earthquake victims at Kingston, Jamaica, 17 to 19 January 1907.
		Following the Armistice, the battleship was attached to the Cruiser and Transport Force, departing Norfolk 15 February 1919 on the first of four voyages to Brest to return 3,278 U.S. troops to east coast ports.
		She was sold to J. Hitner and W. Cutler of Philadelphia 26 January 1922 and scrapped in accordance with the treaty limiting naval armaments.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/battleships/missouri/bb11-mo.html (684 words)

	USN Ships--USS MISSOURI (BB-11)
		USS Missouri, a 13,500 ton Maine class battleship, was built at Newport News, Virginia.
		Her operations after 1909 were generally in the western Atlantic and Caribbean, but she made a training cruise to Europe in 1914 and steamed through the Panama Canal to the Pacific in 1915.
		USS Missouri was decommissioned in September 1919 and sold for scrapping in January 1922.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-m/bb11.htm (446 words)

	Battleship uss missouri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		USS Missouri is one of four Iowa class battleships completed by the United States during World War II.
		USS Missouri (BB-63) is a United States Navy battleship, notable as both the last...
		USS Missouri (BB-63) is a United States Navy battleship, notable as both the...
	www.lookgames.net /battleship-uss-missouri.html (1622 words)

	USS Missouri and USS Arizona in unique juxtaposition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Even on these decks, the eye is naturally drawn forward, to a point just off the bow, where the gleaming white USS Arizona Memorial lies silently in the water.
		The Missouri, whose hull was laid in 1941, was in action as recently as 1991, when its tomahawk missiles pounded Iraqi positions in Kuwait and Baghdad during Operation Desert Storm.
		The Missouri was decommissioned the next year (the second time in its history it had been mothballed -- both times docked at Bremerton, Wash.) and ultimately came to rest in Honolulu.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /getaways/101499/mo14.html (1014 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News
		Calling the USS Missouri "a national treasure," Navy Secretary John Dalton said the permanent docking of the 887-foot Iowa-class battleship at Pearl Harbor is "a fitting tribute to those who served in the Second World War."
		The USS Missouri (BB-63) was the last battleship built to completion, even though the USS Wisconsin had a higher hull number (BB-64) and construction was started nearly three weeks after Missouri's keel was laid.
		Allen, who served on the Missouri throughout his three-year Navy career, still remembers Cher, her band and her limo pulling up to the Long Beach pier where the ship was berthed.
	starbulletin.com /98/06/15/news/story1.html (1786 words)

	USS Missouri
		The Battleship Missouri was launched on January 29, 1944 and had a career that spanned three wars in five decades.
		On September 2, 1945, the formal surrender papers were signed by Japan on the decks of the “Mighty Mo,” bringing an end to WWII.
		The Missouri’s final operational mission was on December 7, 1991 when she sailed into Pearl Harbor to take part in the 50
	presenthawaii.com /html/uss_missouri1.html (195 words)

	USN Ships--USS MISSOURI (BB-63)
		USS Missouri, a 45,000 ton Iowa class battleship built by the New York Navy Yard, was commissioned on 11 June 1944.
		Missouri was the only U.S. battleship on active duty in June 1950, when the Korean War began, and made two combat deployments to the Western Pacific.
		Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in 1995, Missouri was transferred to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in June 1998 to become a memorial.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-m/bb63.htm (866 words)

	Missouri Veterans
		View the membership roster for the USS Missouri (BB-63) Association.
		General of the Army, Douglas MacArthur reads his speech at the at the Japanese surrender ceremony aboard USS Missouri, September 2nd, 1945.
		To join, you must be a past crewmember of the USS Missouri (BB-63) either Navy or Marine Corps.
	www.ussmissouri.com /veterans.aspx (246 words)

	Aloha-Hawaii.com: USS Battleship Missouri Memorial, Pearl Harbor
		Once a wartime juggernaut, the USS Battleship Missouri now serves as an interactive museum and memorial at Pearl Harbor, alongside other historic attractions such as the USS Arizona Memorial and USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park.
		The Missouri was decommissioned for the final time on March 31, 1992, after serving with distinction during the Gulf War.
		On May 4, 1998, the ship was officially transferred to the USS Missouri Memorial Association in Honolulu.
	oahu.aloha-hawaii.com /tours/uss+battleship+missouri (506 words)

	USS Missouri and the Battleship Missouri Amateur Radio Club Presents the radio room on the USS Missouri Battleship BB ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The radio room on the USS Missouri Battleship is now being operated by the Battleship Missouri Amateur Radio Club.
		The USS Missouri, BB-63, was the world's last and most famous battleship, it is moored on Pearl Harbor's historic Battleship Row.
		Today the Missouri is open to the public and serves as a reminder of America's proud legacy of strength, honor, sacrifice, and freedom.
	www.kh6bb.org (210 words)

	Battleship Missouri, O'ahu
		The Battleship Missouri was launched on January 29, 1944 and had a career that spanned five decades.
		The USS Missouri (BB-63) is berthed at Ford Island in Pearl Harbor.
		Go to the USS Bowfin Submarine and Museum site for tickets and information on the battleship.
	www.hawaiiweb.com /html/battleship_missouri.html (154 words)

	HyperWar: USS Missouri (BB-63) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		USS Missouri, the Mighty Mo in Puget Sound
		USS Missouri Memorial Association Inc. -- the Missouri moves to Pearl Harbor as a national memorial and museum.
		The deck of the Missouri was the sight for the signing of the Japanese surrender, on 15 Sep. 1945.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/BB/BB-63_Missouri.html (130 words)

	Oahu Hawaii - USS Missouri, Arizona Memorial & Pearl Harbor Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Journey to where World War II began and ended for the United States on this historical tour of Pearl Harbor, Arizona Memorial, USS Missouri and the National Cemetery of the Pacific.
		This historic tour starts with a visit to Pearl Harbor and the Arizona Memorial, which sits atop the sunken hull of the USS Arizona battleship, whose remains commemorate the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
		The USS Missouri Memorial Association provides baggage storage between the USS Arizona Memorial and the USS Bowfin Submarine museum for a fee of $2.00 per bag.
	www.hawaiiactive.com /oahu/htmls/activities/oahu-stars-stripes.html (417 words)

	U S S Arizona Memorial (National Park Service)
		On a quiet Sunday morning December 7, 1941 a Japanese surprise air attack left the Pacific Fleet in smoldering heaps of broken, twisted steel.
		An epic battle for democratic ideals and world freedom would bloody the fields of Europe and the islands of the Pacific over the next four years.
		Today, visitors come from around the world to see the USS Arizona Memorial, which spans the mid-portion of the sunken battleship.
	www.nps.gov /usar (154 words)

	Mighty Mo: The Battleship USS Missouri Movie: Mighty Mo: The Battleship USS Missouri DVD is available from ...
		Mighty Mo: The Battleship USS Missouri Movie: Mighty Mo: The Battleship USS Missouri DVD is available from Bestprices.com
		Interviews and archival footage will take you through 50 years and three wars on the world's most famous battleship, the USS Missouri.
		This affecting documentary tells her story through the words of the men who knew her best, giving a well-rounded portrait of a ship which was there in the midst of some of the pivotal moments of the last century.
	www.bestprices.com /cgi-bin/vlink/669515663331BT (96 words)

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