The USS Missouri (BB-63), an Iowa-class battleship, was commissioned into the United States Navy on June 11, 1944. She played a significant role in World War II, providing fire support during the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and famously served as the site of Japan’s formal surrender on September 2, 1945, ending the war. The "Mighty Mo" later saw action during the Korean War, delivering naval gunfire in support of UN forces. After being decommissioned and reactivated, she participated in Operation Desert Storm in 1991 before her final decommissioning in 1992.
