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On April 11, 1945, while off the coast of Okinawa, the USS Missouri (BB 63) was hit by a kamikaze aircraft on the starboard side aft, just below the main deck. This put a dent into the side of the ship just below the weather deck which remains to this day. There are photographs of the aircraft in the instant before the impact. The crash caused only superficial damage, though the starboard wing of the plane was thrown far forward and started a gasoline fire near 5 inch gun mount Number 3. The pilot, believed to be Petty Officer Ishino Setsuo, was torn in two by the impact and the upper half of his body came to rest on the ship's deck by one of the 40mm gun tubs. This portion of his remains was given a burial at sea the following day, with full honors, by Missouri's crew.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe USS Missouri was commissioned in 1944 and served in the Pacific. She is the last Battleship made. When the war ended the Japanese surrendered to the Allies on her deck. She want on to serve in Korea and the Gulf War. She has been awarded 11 Battle stars. Today she is berthed in Pearl harbor as a Naval Museum. If you stand on the Arizona memorial you can see the USS Missouri a few berths away.
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∙ 14y agoThe USS Missouri is part of the museum at Pearl Harbor.
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Which is bigger USS Arizona or uss Missouri?
USS Missouri.
Japanese representatives signed a treaty of surrender while aboard the uss?
The Japanese surrender was signed on the foredeck of USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay.
What was the nickname of the USS Missouri?
The USS Missouri was nicknamed Big Mo and was the official site for the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII.
Where can you find battleship?
There's 3 US battleships at Pearl harbor; two sunk and one afloat: USS Arizona & USS Utah, and the USS Missouri.
What is value of uss Missouri cigarettes?
I have a white box with two flags when you open it there are cigaretts with missouri written on them
Which is bigger USS Arizona or uss Missouri?
USS Missouri.
Where is uss Missouri?
The USS Missouri is part of the museum at Pearl Harbor.
The battleship where japense officially signed the surrender?
USS Missouri
Japanese representatives signed a treaty of surrender while aboard the uss?
The Japanese surrender was signed on the foredeck of USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay.
Where Japan signed the terms of surrender of World War 2?
The USS Missouri, a US battleship from the war.
What are 2 museums in Hawaii?
The USS Missouri and the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum.
What kind of vehicle was Missouri?
The USS Missouri was an Iowa class battleship.
What was the battleship that Japan surrendered on?
USS Missouri.
What was the nickname of the USS Missouri?
The USS Missouri was nicknamed Big Mo and was the official site for the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII.
In which battleship Japanese surrendered on September 2 1945?
They surrendered on her deck; USS Missouri, an Iowa Class Battleship.
How many people did the USS Missouri carry?
The USS Missouri most likely had a war time complement of about 3,000 crewmen. But if it were an emergency, and the vessel had to rescue people at sea from another sinking ship, with people crammed upon it's decks, etc. It could probably hold 20,000 people, when placed thru-out the ship.
What was the first cruiser to land on hiroshima?
The USS Missouri.
