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The third USS Missouri (BB-63) ("Mighty Mo" or "Big Mo") is a U.S. Navy battleship, notable as the final battleship to be built by the United States, the second-to-last in the world after HMS Vanguard, and the site of the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II. She was one of the Iowa-class "fast battleship" designs planned in 1938 by the Preliminary Design Branch at the Bureau of Construction and Repair. Missouri was ordered on 12 June 1940 and her keel was laid at the New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York on 6 January 1941. She was launched on 29 January 1944 and commissioned on 11 June. The ship was the fourth of the Iowa class and the final battleship commissioned by the Navy. The ship was christened at her launching by Mary Margaret Truman, daughter of Harry S. Truman, then a senator from Missouri. During World War II, Missouri saw action at the Battle of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Okinawa, and shelled the Japanese home islands of Hokkaido and Honshū. In the 1950s, Missouri fought in the Korean War and was decommissioned into the United States Navy reserve fleets. She was recommissioned in the 1980s, and refitted with modern armaments. In 1991, she participated in the Gulf War. Missouri was decommissioned a final time on 31 March 1992, having received a total of eleven battle stars, and is presently a museum ship at Pearl Harbor. In the morning of 2 September 1945, more that two weeks after acceping the Allies terms, Japan formally surrendered. The ceremonies, less than half an hour long, took place on board the battleship USS Missouri, anchored with other United States' and British ships in Tokyo Bay.
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What the name of the Japanese emporer that announced Japan's surrender to end ww2?
The Japanese Emperor's name was Hirohito .
Format for formal letter?
from name, address, place. to name, address, place, place date respected ......., subject: .................................................................................................................... .................................................body...................................................................... ........................................................................ thanking you Yours obediently, name sign
What is the name of the native American who was present at the formal surrender of general lee to grant?
Ely Samuel Parker....I needed this for my core class too ;) Lol
Is Edo a place in Japan?
Edo is the ancient name of Tokyo.
Name of the place that dropped the first bomb on japan?
Hiroshima
What was the name of the treaty to declare war on japan?
There is a difference between a treaty and a war decleration. The declaraction of war on Japan by the U.S was the U.S- Japanese formal declaration of war.
Name three Pacific Islands In which a Battle involving the us and japan took place?
japan, Hawaii, Australia
What was the name given to the surrender of japan and the end of the fighting in the pacific theatre?
V-J Day, that is for Victory over Japan Day also known as Victory in the Pacific Day, or V-P Day.
Is potassium acetate a formal name?
No, the formal name is potassium ethanoate
What does the word Akita come from?
The name of the dog comes from a place in Japan. There the dogs have been used for centuries for fighting and bear hunting. It is a place in the northern parts of Japan.
Name 3 occasions when a formal interview will take place?
a job, police Station, immigrations office
What was the name of the peace conference World War 2 terms were hammered out?
There was NO peace conference hammered out. Germany & Japan signed instruments of Unconditional Surrender in 1945.
