#OTD in 1944, USS Missouri (BB-63) was launched. The "Mighty Mo" would become the last battleship commissioned by the U.S. Navy and later serve as the platform upon which Japan surrendered. She was decommissioned in 1955, recommissioned in 1986 and decommissioned again in 1992. | U.S. Naval Institute

In the final days of World War II, USS Missouri unleashed her 16-inch guns in bombardment—each shell weighing over a ton and striking targets more than 20 miles away. Weeks later, Japan’s surrender was signed on her deck, marking the end of the war she helped win. #WWII #USSMissouri #Battleship #PacificWar #USNavy | The Reliable Narrator

USS Missouri (BB-63) — The Battleship Where World War II Finally Ended” #USSMissouri #BB63 #Battleship #USNavy #WWIIHistory #NavalLegends #WarshipHistory #IowaClass #MilitaryHistory #SeaPower | Military Secret