It was on the teak deck of the USS Missouri while she was docked in Tokyo Bay that officials from the U.S. and Japan signed ...
USS Missouri, BB-63, and USS Wisconsin, BB-64, made a final, remarkable return to combat—the last time U.S. battleships would see action. These ships, products of World War II that had been ...
Launched in 1944, the USS Missouri (or "Mighty Mo") is best known for hosting a meeting between Allied and Axis representatives that led to Japan's surrender and the end of World War II.