The
USS Missouri was the third ship of the United States Navy Iowa class
battleships. Missouri was built in 1944 and commissioned the same year.
In January 1945 the USS Missouri was the flagship of the 3rd Fleet.
After formally joining the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Missouri took part in
several battles, including Iwo Jima, the Battle of Okinawa, and Japan.
Missouri
also witnessed the historic moment of the end of the Second World War
at 9:02 on September 2, 1945, the representative of Japan signed the
unconditional surrender on the USS Missouri deck while parked in Tokyo
Bay.