USS Missouri, Battleship museum at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, United States
The USS Missouri is a large warship now serving as a museum at Pearl Harbor, where visitors can explore many spaces including command centers, gun turrets and living quarters. The vessel spans multiple levels that contain military equipment and navigation instruments from its active years.
Built at the New York Navy Yard and commissioned on 11 June 1944, Missouri was the last battleship commissioned by the US Navy. She took part in the landings on Iwo Jima and Okinawa and shelled the Japanese home islands. On 2 September 1945, Japan signed the Instrument of Surrender on her deck in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II.
The ship displays a collection of objects from life at sea, from the officer cabins to the crew quarters. Visitors see how sailors spent their days, with everything from galley kitchenware to sleeping bunks.
Visitors can choose from three tour types: a self-guided walk around the ship, a 45-minute guided tour or an hour-long inspection of closed areas with an engineer. Plan to spend several hours if you want to explore the entire vessel, especially when interested in details.
The dent left by the kamikaze that struck the starboard deck on 11 April 1945 remains on the hull. The plane's right wing hit Turret III and ignited fuel; the crew put out the fire, and the pilot, later identified as Setsuo Ishino of the 5th Kenbu Squadron, was buried at sea the next day.
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