Key Points and Summary - The USS Missouri (BB-63), one of the four legendary Iowa-class battleships, is an icon of American naval might. -Many experts consider her the best battleship ever.

What You Need to Know: The USS Missouri, an Iowa-class battleship, is celebrated as one of the most iconic American warships. Commissioned during WWII, Missouri played crucial roles in WWII, the ...

In a word, no, the U.S. Navy is not reactivating the USS Missouri. The rumor that this Iowa-class battleship, first launched in 1944, surfaced on social media a few years ago, and a nasty case of the ...

When the USS Missouri was laid down in 1941, tensions in the Pacific were nearly about to peak. Notably, the Mighty Mo was the final battleship to be commissioned by the U.S. Navy. During its tenure ...

It’s been 80 years since the official end to World War II. On Sept. 2, 1945, Japanese officials boarded the USS Missouri to formally surrender to the Allied powers. The ship spent most of the past 70 ...

Rhode Island native John DeLeo, now 99, joined the Navy at age 17 to serve in World World II. DeLeo served on the USS Missouri, which supported the invasions of Okinawa and Iwo Jima. DeLeo witnessed ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) -- A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April 11, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa. The suicide attack instantly ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A special exhibit aboard the battleship USS Missouri has a heart-wrenching perspective on what it is like for a fighter pilot preparing to die for his country. It’s found ...

At top, Lee Broussard, middle, former USS MIssouri crewman and World War II veteran, shook hands Sunday with Kahu Kordell Kekoa as fellow crewman Edgar Buffman stands at left during a ceremony for the ...