Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

BB-63 USS Missouri

• Iowa class battleship:
• Displacement: 48,110 tons (standard) / 57.540 tons (full load)
• Length: 887'3"-887'7"
• Beam: 108'1"-108'2"
• Draft: 37'9"-38'
• Speed: 33 knots
• Armament: 3x3 16"/50, 10x2 5"/38, 20x4 40mm. 49 20mm; 3 planes
• Complement: 2753-2978
• Propulsion: Steam turbines, 8 600 psi boilers, 4 shafts, 212,000 shp
• Built at New York Navy Yard and commissioned 11 June 1944

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Missouri
• USS Missouri Information [Iowa Class Preservation Association]
• 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.

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