Uss missouri

During World War Two the US Navy built 4 of the 45,000 tonne Iowa Class Battleships to dominate the oceans and Axis navies. Having visited three of the sister ships in 2013: USS New Jersey (BB-62 i…

3451. This is not STRICTLY a broadside, otherwise there would be nine, and not just two shells remarkably seen in the air to the left of this picture. An astounding piece of shutter speed photography by Petty Officer Cameron Martin, RAN, nonetheless. But there are several remarkable things about this image. Another is the large group of guests gathered up on the battleship's forecastle, braving the blast effect, to witness this firepower demonstration by USS MISSOURI off Sydney on Sept. 30…

Photo #: 80-G-638938 (This version is a somewhat cropped by me) Battleship Division Two In line abreast formation, 7 June 1954, in the Virginia Capes operating area (SEE MAP, UPPER-RIGHT), on the only occasion that all four Iowa class battleships were photographed operating together.... Oh, how I wish there were better photos available of that event!. Ship closest to the camera is USS Iowa (BB-61). The others are (from near to far): USS Wisconsin (BB-64); USS Missouri (BB-63) and USS New…

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USS New Jersey BB-62 leading USS Missouri BB-63, USS Long Beach CGN-9 and a few other ships in a training exercise off the coast of Southern California.

80-G-K-4575 (Color): USS Missouri (BB-63). Photographed while on her shakedown cruise, August 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. (2016/01/06).

Pearl Harbor Arizona Memorial and the Mighty Mo

U.S. Navy Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) ("Mighty Mo" or "Big Mo") was commissioned in June 1944. she fought in the battle...

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Mighty Mo at Sea.