USS Missouri (BB-63) is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy (USN) in the 1940s and is a museum ship. Completed in 1944, she is the last battleship commissioned by the United States.

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. Following that action, and several training...

Built in the midst of World War II in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, USS Missouri (BB 63) is the youngest of her other Iowa-class sisters, following USS Iowa (BB 61), USS New Jersey (BB 62), and USS Wisconsin (BB 64).* Like her sisters, she was designed to be a fast battleship: a warship that balanced firepower and armor without sacrificing speed.

Jun 18, 2024 · The fourth Missouri (BB-63) was laid down 6 January 1941; launched 29 January 1944; and commissioned 11 June 1944, with Captain William M. Callaghan in command. The ships sponsor was Margaret...

BB-63 was the first American battleship to circumnavigate the globe since the “Great White Fleet” 80 years before (and the Maine-class battleship USS Missouri BB-11 was part of that fleet).

USS Missouri (BB-63) Class: Iowa-class battleship Length: 887 feet Height: 209 feet from keel to mast Beam: 108 feet Weight: 58,000 tons (full load); 45,000 tons (unloaded) Speed: In excess of 30 knots (35 mph) Note: Use “USS” only when referring …

The USS Missouri (BB-63) became the last battleship when she was decommissioned for the second time and re-entered the reserve fleet. Her last Commanding Officer, Captain Albert Lee Kaiss, USN was the last sailor to leave the ship and therefore became the “last battleship sailor.”

To relocate the USS Missouri (BB-63) to Hawaii to establish, operate and maintain a national memorial commemorating the end of hostilities in World War II to serve as a lasting tribute to the United States Navy’s role in forging world peace through strength

USS Missouri (BB 63) - decommissioned - USS MISSOURI was the third ship in the IOWA class and the last battleship commissioned by the United States Navy. MISSOURI was last homeported in Long Beach, Calif., and is now a floating museum in Pearl Harbor, HI. Click here for a photo tour of the USS MISSOURI museum.

USS Missouri - BB-63. International call sign: November-Charlie-Bravo-Lima. USS Missouri, a 45,000 ton Iowa class battleship built by the New York Navy Yard, was commissioned on 11 June 1944. She spent the remainder of that year preparing for combat, transiting to …