When the USS Missouri was laid down in 1941, tensions in the Pacific were nearly about to peak. Notably, the Mighty Mo was the final battleship to be commissioned by the U.S. Navy. During its ...

Sailors aboard the USS Missouri watch as dignitaries ... Japan’s surrender would take place in Tokyo Bay but miles south of the city of Tokyo. The Missouri’s location was chosen because ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A special exhibit aboard the battleship USS Missouri has a heart-wrenching perspective on what it is like for a fighter pilot preparing to die for his country.

The Portland-class USS Indianapolis ... the ship in 1941. The Missouri served in the Pacific theater in the assault on Iwo Jima and the Japanese islands before arriving in Tokyo Bay, where it ...

The design of the Iowa-class battleships represented a departure from traditional U.S. battleship ... USS Missouri (BB-63) hosted the Japanese surrender ceremony on September 2, 1945, in Tokyo Bay ...

The Battleship Missouri Memorial is located next to Central O'ahu's USS Arizona Memorial. Standard admissions cost $37.99 for adults and $18.99 for kids ages 4 to 12. Note: travelers can purchase ...

A fragment of a silk scarf and a button worn by the kamikaze pilot of a Japanese zero plane that rammed into the USS Missouri during the Battle of Okinawa is on display at the Battleship Missouri ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A solemn anniversary and milestone will be observed this week on board the Battleship USS Missouri. Eighty years ago, on April 11, 1945, the USS Missouri was involved ...