USN · BB
Missouri
Photos and infoIowa-class battleship, BB-63. Last battleship the United States finished. The Japanese surrender was signed on her deck on 2 September 1945. She survived, came back for Korea and Desert Storm, and is moored at Pearl Harbor.
| Class | Iowa class |
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| Type | Battleship (BB) |
| Hull | BB-63 |
| Builder | New York Navy Yard |
| Launched | 1944-01-29 |
| Commissioned | 1944-06-11 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war. The surrender was signed aboard her on 2 September 1945. Decommissioned 26 February 1955, recommissioned 10 May 1986, decommissioned for the last time 31 March 1992. Memorial at Pearl Harbor. |
| Armament (class) | Three triple 16-inch turrets and two funnels, on a long hull. Four were finished. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-453331. USS Missouri (BB-63) during battle practice in Chesapeake Bay, 1 August 1944, Measure 32 Design 22D. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Callaghan, William M.Captain, 11 June 1944 – 14 May 1945
Murray, Stuart S.Captain, 14 May 1945 – 6 November 1945
Halsey, William Frederick Jr.Flag, not her captain, from mid-May 1945
Nimitz, Chester WilliamFlag, not her captain, 2 September 1945
Hillenkoetter, Roscoe H.Captain, 6 November 1945 – 31 May 1946
Hill, Tom B.Captain, 31 May 1946 – 2 April 1947
Dennison, Robert L.Captain, 2 April 1947 – 23 January 1948JCColwell, John B.Commander, 23 January 1948 – 24 February 1948JTThach, James H. Jr.Captain, 24 February 1948 – 5 February 1949
Smith, Harold P.Captain, 5 February 1949 – 10 December 1949WBBrown, William D.Captain, 10 December 1949 – 3 February 1950GPPeckham, George E.Commander, 3 February 1950 – 7 February 1950Smith, Harold P.Captain, 7 February 1950 – 19 April 1950
Duke, Irving T.Captain, 19 April 1950 – 2 March 1951GWWright, George T.Captain, 2 March 1951 – 18 October 1951
Sylvester, JohnCaptain, 18 October 1951 – 4 September 1952
Edsall, Warner R.Captain, 4 September 1952 – 26 March 1953JNNorth, James R.Commander, 26 March 1953 – 4 April 1953
Brodie, Robert Jr.Captain, 4 April 1953 – 1 April 1954
Keith, Robert T. S.Captain, 1 April 1954 – 18 September 1954JNNorth, James R.Commander, 18 September 1954 – 26 February 1955AKKaiss, Albert L.Captain, 10 May 1986 – 20 June 1986JCCarney, James A.Captain, 20 June 1986 – 6 July 1988JCChernesky, John J.Captain, 6 July 1988 – 13 June 1990AKKaiss, Albert L.Captain, 13 June 1990 – 31 March 1992Iwo Jima
1945-02-19 · bombarded for the 19 February landings
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · bombarded; a kamikaze hit her in April; she kept station
