Missouri

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Special

Missouri — American special premium Tier IX battleship.

One of the Iowa-class battleships that were the fastest ships of this type in the world. She carried very powerful main battery guns, and boasted excellent AA defense and reliable torpedo protection.

USS Missouri is now preserved as a military museum ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
406 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret	2	45	293	5,700	36	13,500		0	0

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Missouri	78,300	16	439	3	10	29/20/10				0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk9 mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 212,000 hp	33		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

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Slot 5
Slot 6

Player Opinion

Performance

Missouri is a Tier IX premium US Battleship. She shares many similarities with her tech tree sister ship Iowa, but has several key differences.

The primary difference is that Missouri carries the Surveillance Radar consumable instead of Catapult Fighter. This completely changes her play style, allowing her to aggressively support capture areas and help her team's destroyers to win battles in those areas. She is especially dangerous to British cruisers, as the radar allows her to penetrate their smoke screens and catch them off guard with a well-aimed salvo of armor penetrating shells. Other than the radar, her other combat characteristics are similar to Iowa, with her powerful super-heavy AP rounds, high speed, high citadel, and good anti-aircraft suite.

Missouri’s other significant difference from Iowa is her status as a premium ship. This means she earns extremely large amounts of credits — 1 million credits per match with a premium account is easily achievable in an average-to-good battle, with 1.5 to 2 million credits being possible if all modifiers are stacked in a really good battle — and experience, as well as being able to train American ship captains. The only downside to Missouri is her 750,000 Free experience cost, which equates to 30,000 doubloons to convert, making her extremely expensive. Whether she is worth this cost is up to individual captains.

LittleWhiteMouse's Premium Ship Review: Missouri from the NA forums

Pros:

Shares the same pros as Iowa.
Has access to the Surveillance Radar consumable, active for 35 seconds with a 9.45 km range.
Very good at making credits.

Cons:

Shares the same cons as Iowa.
Steep cost.

Research

As a premium ship, Missouri doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns.	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. ★★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched. ★	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time.	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters.	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time.	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire. ★	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes.
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. ★★★	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables. ★★★	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. ★★★	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range.	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen.	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost.	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding. ★★★	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier. ★	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes.	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage.	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns. ★★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★★★	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target. ★★	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes. ★★
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of shells from secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only. ★	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three. ★★	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +30% to the armor penetration capacity of HE shells. -1% chance of fire on target caused by shells <=139mm. -3% chance of fire on target caused by shells >139mm.	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +5% attack aircraft aiming speed. +5% torpedo bomber aiming speed. +10% dive bomber aiming speed.	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% damage/sec. within the explosion radius of shells fired from long-range AA defenses. ★★★	Massive AA Fire Instantaneous Damage +100%. Priority AA sector cooldown +50%.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Missouri comes included with Type 10 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Gallery

The view from the bridge.
Missouri prepares for battle.
Missouri proudly rests in the Hawaii port.
Missouri steams alongside her sister ship Iowa.
An enemy Amagi class battleship challenges the "Mighty Mo."
Missouri and Iowa double team an enemy New Orleans-class cruiser.

Historical Info

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Cruisers	I Erie • II Chester • II Albany • III St. Louis • III Charleston • IV Phoenix • V Omaha • V Marblehead • V Marblehead Lima • V Rattlehead • VI Pensacola • VI Dallas • VII Atlanta • VII New Orleans • VII Helena • VII Indianapolis • VII Atlanta B • VII Boise • VII Flint • VIII Baltimore • VIII Cleveland • VIII Wichita • VIII Anchorage • VIII Congress • VIII Rochester • VIII San Diego • VIII AL Montpelier • IX Buffalo • IX Seattle • IX Vallejo • IX Alaska • IX Tulsa • IX Alaska B • X Des Moines • X Worcester • X Puerto Rico • X Salem • X Austin • ★ Annapolis
Battleships	III South Carolina • IV Wyoming • IV Arkansas Beta • V New York • V Oklahoma • V Texas • VI New Mexico • VI Arizona • VI W. Virginia '41 • VII Colorado • VII Florida • VII West Virginia '44 • VII California • VIII North Carolina • VIII Kansas • VIII Nebraska • VIII Alabama • VIII Massachusetts • VIII Alabama VL • VIII Constellation • VIII Massachusetts B • VIII Alabama ST • VIII North Carolina CLR • IX Iowa • IX Minnesota • IX Delaware • IX Missouri • IX Kearsarge • IX Illinois • IX Kearsarge B • IX Georgia • X Montana • X Vermont • X Louisiana • X Ohio • X Rhode Island • X Wisconsin • ★ Maine
Aircraft Carriers	IV Langley • VI Independence • VI Ranger • VIII Yorktown • VIII Lexington • VIII Enterprise • VIII Saipan • VIII Hornet • VIII Saipan B • X Essex • X Midway • X Franklin D. Roosevelt • ★ United States

Battleships

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U.K.	III Bellerophon • III Indefatigable • III Dreadnought • IV Orion • IV Queen Mary • V Iron Duke • V Tiger • V Agincourt • VI Warspite • VI Queen Elizabeth • VI Renown • VI Repulse • VI Repulse B • VII King George V • VII Rooke • VII Hood • VII Nelson • VII Duke of York • VII Collingwood • VII Renown '44 • VII Duke of Bronte • VIII Monarch • VIII Hawke • VIII Vanguard • IX Lion • IX Duncan • IX Marlborough • IX Scarlet Thunder • X Conqueror • X St. Vincent • X Thunderer • X Incomparable • ★ Devastation
France	III Turenne • IV Courbet • V Bretagne • VI Normandie • VI Dunkerque • VI Dunkerque B • VII Lyon • VII Strasbourg • VIII Richelieu • VIII Gascogne • VIII Champagne • VIII Flandre • VIII Picardie • IX Alsace • IX Jean Bart • IX Jean Bart B • X République • X Bourgogne • ★ Patrie
U.S.S.R.	III Knyaz Suvorov • IV Imperator Nikolai I • IV Gangut • V Pyotr Velikiy • V Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya • VI Izmail • VI Novorossiysk • VII Sinop • VII Poltava • VIII Vladivostok • VIII Lenin • VIII Borodino • IX Sovetsky Soyuz • IX Navarin • IX AL Sov. Rossiya • X Kremlin • X Slava • ★ Admiral Ushakov
U.S.A.	III South Carolina • IV Wyoming • IV Arkansas Beta • V New York • V Oklahoma • V Texas • VI New Mexico • VI Arizona • VI W. Virginia '41 • VII Colorado • VII Florida • VII West Virginia '44 • VII California • VIII North Carolina • VIII Kansas • VIII Nebraska • VIII Alabama • VIII Massachusetts • VIII Alabama VL • VIII Constellation • VIII Massachusetts B • VIII Alabama ST • VIII North Carolina CLR • IX Iowa • IX Minnesota • IX Delaware • IX Missouri • IX Kearsarge • IX Illinois • IX Kearsarge B • IX Georgia • X Montana • X Vermont • X Louisiana • X Ohio • X Rhode Island • X Wisconsin • ★ Maine
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Spain	IX Victoria
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Commonwealth	VII Yukon
Pan-America	V Rio de Janeiro • VIII Atlântico

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 |Performance=<!-- write text about performance in battles below -->
-''Missouri'' is a tier IX premium US Battleship.  She shares many similarities with her ''[[Iowa]]''-class sisters, but has several key differences.  The primary difference is that ''Missouri'' carries the radar consumable instead of a scout aircraft.  This completely changes her play style, allowing her to aggressively support cap circles and help the team's destroyers to win the cap fights.  She is especially dangerous to British cruisers, as the radar allows her to penetrate their smoke and catch them off guard with a well-aimed AP salvo.  Other than the radar, her other combat characteristics are similar to ''[[Iowa]]'', with her powerful superheavy AP rounds, high speed, high citadel, and good AA suite.  ''Missouri's'' other significant difference from ''[[Iowa]]'' is her status as a premium ship.  This means she earns extremely large amounts of credits (1 million credits with premium account is easily achievable in an average-to-good battle, with 1.5 to 2 million credits being possible if all modifiers are stacked on a good battle), XP, and can train US captains.  The only downside to ''Missouri'' is her 750k free xp cost, which equates to 30k doubloons to convert, making her extremely expensive.  Whether she is worth this cost is up to you.
+''Missouri'' is a Tier IX premium US Battleship.  She shares many similarities with her tech tree sister ship ''[[Iowa]]'', but has several key differences.
+The primary difference is that ''Missouri'' carries the [[Ship:Consumables#Surveillance Radar|Surveillance Radar]] consumable instead of [[Ship:Consumables#Catapult Fighter|Catapult Fighter]].  This completely changes her play style, allowing her to aggressively support capture areas and help her team's destroyers to win battles in those areas.  She is especially dangerous to British cruisers, as the radar allows her to penetrate their smoke screens and catch them off guard with a well-aimed salvo of armor penetrating shells.  Other than the radar, her other combat characteristics are similar to ''Iowa'', with her powerful super-heavy AP rounds, high speed, high citadel, and good anti-aircraft suite.
+''Missouri''’s other significant difference from ''Iowa'' is her status as a premium ship.  This means she earns extremely large amounts of credits — 1 million credits per match with a premium account is easily achievable in an average-to-good battle, with 1.5 to 2 million credits being possible if all modifiers are stacked in a really good battle — and experience, as well as being able to train American ship captains.  The only downside to ''Missouri'' is her 750,000 [[Doubloon_Economy_(WoWS)#Free_Experience_.28XP.29|Free experience]] cost, which equates to 30,000 [[Doubloon_Economy_(WoWS)#Doubloons|doubloons]] to convert, making her extremely expensive.  Whether she is worth this cost is up to individual captains.
+'''[https://forum.worldofwarships.com/index.php?/topic/106264-premium-ship-review-uss-missouri/ LittleWhiteMouse's Premium Ship Review: Missouri] from the NA forums'''
 |Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
-*Shares the same pros as the ''[[Iowa]]''
+* Shares the same pros as ''[[Iowa]]''.
-*Has a powerful 9.45km radar that is active for 35s
+* Has access to the [[Ship:Consumables#Surveillance Radar|Surveillance Radar]] consumable, active for 35 seconds with a 9.45 km range.
-*Very good at making credits
+* Very good at making credits.
 |Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
-*Shares the same cons as the ''[[Iowa]]''
+* Shares the same cons as ''[[Iowa]]''.
+* Steep cost.
 |Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
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 {{Commander Skills
 | Expert Loader=1
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 File:MissouriRear.jpg|''Missouri'' prepares for battle.
 File:MissouriHawaii.jpg|''Missouri'' proudly rests in the Hawaii port.
-File:APairofIowas.jpg|''Missouri'' steams alongside her sister ship [[ship:Iowa|''Iowa'']].
+File:APairofIowas.jpg|''Missouri'' steams alongside her sister ship ''[[Iowa]]''.
 File:MissouriBeauty.jpg
-File:MissouriAmagi.jpg|An enemy [[ship:Amagi|''Amagi'']] class battleship challenges the "Mighty Mo."
+File:MissouriAmagi.jpg|An enemy ''[[Amagi]]'' class battleship challenges the "Mighty Mo."
-File:MissouriDoubleTeam.jpg|''Missouri'' and [[ship:Iowa|''Iowa'']] double team an enemy [[ship:New_Orleans|''New Orleans'']] class cruiser.
+File:MissouriDoubleTeam.jpg|''Missouri'' and ''[[Iowa]]'' double team an enemy ''[[New Orleans]]''-class cruiser.
 </gallery>
 |History=<!-- write text below -->
 ===Construction===
-:Brooklyn Naval Yard; New York, New York, USA<br />
+:Brooklyn Naval Yard; New York, New York, USA
-:Laid down: 16 January 1941<br />
+:Laid down: 16 January 1941
-:Launched: 29 January 1944<br />
+:Launched: 29 January 1944
 :Commissioned: 11 June 1944
 ===Specifications===
-:48,110 tons displacement, standard<br />
+:48,110 tons displacement, standard
-:270.43m length<br />
+:270.43m length
-:32.96m beam<br />
+:32.96m beam
 :8.84m draft
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 ====Performance====
-:32.5 knots at 212,000 shaft horsepower<br />
+:32.5 knots at 212,000 shaft horsepower
 :15,000nm at 15 knots
 ====Armor====
-:Main belt: 310mm<br />
+:Main belt: 310mm
-:Decks: 127mm<br />
+:Decks: 127mm
-:Bulkheads: 284mm<br />
+:Bulkheads: 284mm
-:Barbettes and Turrets: 439mm barbette, 432mm turrets<br />
+:Barbettes and Turrets: 439mm barbette, 432mm turrets
 :Conning tower: 439mm
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 ====Design====
+The ''Iowa''-class battleships were designed in 1938 when the Navy proposed a new class of battleships that were to develop on the lessons learned from the development and construction of the ''[[North Carolina]]''-class and ''South Dakota''-class of battleships. With a “loosening” of the restrictions imposed by the Washington and London Naval Treaties of the 1920s and 30s, the designers were encouraged to improve the fundamental aspects of the new design: the propulsion, the armament, and the armor. Furthermore, with the onset of World War II, another threat emerged: the battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Of exceptional concern was the construction of the ''[[Yamato]]''-class battleships. Wishing to have an apt and equal response, the construction of the ''Iowa''-class was approved.
-The ''Iowa-class'' battleships were designed in 1938 when the Navy proposed a new class of battleships that were to develop on the lessons learned from the development and construction of the ''[[North Carolina|North Carolina-class]]'' and ''South Dakota-class'' of battleships. With a “loosening” of the restrictions imposed by the Washington and London Naval Treaties of the 1920s and 30s, the designers were encouraged to improve the fundamental aspects of the new design: the propulsion, the armament, and the armor. Furthermore, with the onset of World War 2, another threat emerged: the battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Of exceptional concern was the construction of the ''[[Yamato|Yamato-class]]'' battleships. Wishing to have an apt and equal response, the construction of the ''Iowa-class'' was approved.
+With the emergence of Aircraft Carriers, and the need to protect them from surface threats, the concept of “fast-battleships” came into prominence; ships designed with the speed and the endurance to keep pace with Carrier groups, and serve as a major deterrent to surface attack. To fulfill this role, the design called for a top speed of 33 knots from 8 boilers connected to 4 turbines; each turbine to a propeller shaft. This layout produced a total of 230,000 shaft horsepower. Furthermore, the ship had a greater waterline length-to-beam ratio, making the ship longer than its predecessors, and as well faster.
-With the emergence of Aircraft Carriers, and the need to protect them from surface threats, the concept of “fast-battleships” came into prominence; ships designed with the speed and the endurance to keep pace with Carrier groups, and serve as a major deterrent to surface attack. To fulfil this role, the design called for a top speed of 33 knots from 8 boilers connected to 4 turbines; each turbine to a propeller shaft. This layout produced a total of 230,000 shaft horsepower. Furthermore, the ship had a greater waterline length-to-beam ratio, making the ship longer than its predecessors, and as well faster.
+The main armament of the ''Iowa''-class, while using rifles of the same diameter of 406mm as preceding ships, were longer than the rifles on the ''South Dakota''-class (increased from 45 calibers to 50 calibers) and therefore have the designation of the largest rifles mounted on any US warship to-date. This increase in rifle length allows for the use of greater powder charge, which equates to higher muzzle velocity, greater range, and greater armor-penetration capabilities than preceding rifles. Furthermore, the ''Iowa''-class had a comprehensive suite of secondary and anti-aircraft guns, due to the design emphasis of increased protection against air attacks; the armament systems were supplemented with state-of-the-art radar-based fire control systems (the ''Missouri'' mounting the Mark 27 FCR).
-The main armament of the ''Iowa-class'', while using rifles of the same diameter of 406mm as preceding ships, were longer than the rifles on the ''South Dakota-class'' (increased from 45-calibers to 50-calibers) and therefore have the designation of the largest rifles mounted on any US warship to-date. This increase in rifle length allows for the use of greater powder charge, which equates to higher muzzle velocity, greater range, and greater armor-penetration capabilities than preceding rifles. Furthermore, the ''Iowa-class'' had a comprehensive suite of secondary and anti-aircraft guns, due to the design emphasis of increased protection against air attacks; the armament systems were supplemented with state-of-the-art radar-based fire control systems (the ''Missouri'' mounting the Mark 27 FCR).
+The ''Iowa''-class battleships have the characteristic “all-or-nothing” armor scheme seen in other American battleships, with the thickest armor around the citadel between Turret 1 and Turret 3. The side armor of 304mm was angled at 19-degrees inwards in order to confer greater armor thickness for no change in weight; this was especially advantageous against plunging shells. This arrangement guaranteed protection from shells fired from similar 406mm rifles from ranges between 16,000-27,000m. Most of the other parameters, such as torpedo bulkheads, were of similar design as seen in the ''South Dakota-class''. A note of interest on the ''Missouri'': she had the thickest forward bulkhead armor of the class, 355mm worth, to prevent on-coming fire; a consideration when facing enemies bow-on.
-The ''Iowa-class'' battleships have the characteristic “all-or-nothing” armor scheme seen in other USN Battleships, with the thickest armor around the citadel between Turret-1 and Turret-3. The side armour of 304mm was angled in at 19-degrees angled inwards in order to confer greater armour thickness for no change in weight; this was especially advantageous against plunging shells. This arrangement guaranteed protection from shells fired from similar 406mm rifles from ranges between 16,000-27,000m. Most of the other parameters, such as torpedo bulkheads, were of similar design as seen in the ''South Dakota-class''. A note of interest on the ''Missouri'': she had the thickest forward bulkhead armor of the class, of 355mm, to prevent on-coming fire; a consideration when facing enemies bow-on.
+The USS ''Missouri'' was the third ship of the ''Iowa''-class, laid down at the Brooklyn Naval Yard on 6 January 1941, launched on 29 January 1944, and after a few months of sea trials, commissioned on 11 June 1944. The USS ''Missouri'' has the distinction of being the last battleship commissioned into the US Navy.
-The ''USS Missouri'' was the third ship of the ''Iowa-class'', laid down at the Brooklyn Naval Yard on 6th January 1941, launched 29th January 1944, and after a few months of sea trials, commissioned 11th June 1944. The ''USS Missouri'' has the distinction of being the last battleship commissioned into the US Navy.
 ====Service====
+''Missouri'' was completed and launched in June 1944. She would spend five months in trials before sailing to San Francisco where she would be destined for fleet flag. Leaving in December 1944, ''Missouri'' arrived in the Caroline Islands where she joined Task Force 58 in January 1945. From January to March 1945, TF 58 would conduct raids against Tokyo, Yokohama, and Iwo Jima. March 1945 would see ''Missouri'' again taking part in raids against Japan itself. On the return trip, ''Missouri'' provided naval gunfire support for the invasion of Okinawa through the month of May. While off Okinawa, ''Missouri'' was struck by one Kamikaze and another scored a near miss. Both attacks resulted in minor damage.
-''Missouri'' was completed and launched in June of 1944. She would spend five months in trials before sailing to San Francisco where she would be destined for fleet flag. Leaving in December of 1944, ''Missouri'' arrived in the Caroline Islands where she joined Task Force 58 in January of 1945. From January to March of 1945, TF 58 would conduct raids against Tokyo, Yokohama, and Iwo Jima. March of 1945 would see ''Missouri'' again taking part in raids against Japan itself. On the return trip, ''Missouri'' provided naval gunfire support for the invasion of Okinawa through the month of May. While off Okinawa, ''Missouri'' was struck by one Kamikaze and another scored a near miss. Both attacks resulted in minor damage.
+In May 1945, ''Missouri'' became the flagship of the Third Fleet joining Task Force 38 in further support of the Okinawa Campaign and additional strikes against Japan in June. Other following raids would constitute the remainder of ''Missouri''’s wartime service, and shore bombardment became commonplace. On the 2 September 1945, the official surrender of Japan was signed aboard ''Missouri'' while she was anchored in Tokyo Bay. ''Missouri'' would then sail for New York. She remained in active service after the war, the only battleship to do so, and participated in training exercises through 1949.
-In May of 1945, ''Missouri'' became the flagship of the Third Fleet joining Task Force 38 in further support of the Okinawa Campaign and additional strikes against Japan in June. Other following raids would constitute the remainder of ''Missouri's'' wartime service, and shore bombardment became commonplace. On the 2nd of September, 1945, the official surrender of Japan was signed aboard ''Missouri'' while she was anchored in Tokyo Bay. ''Missouri'' would then sail for New York. She remained in active service after the war, the only battleship to do so, and participated in training exercises through 1949.
 |HistoricalGallery=<!-- write below list of files with description (if necessary) separated with | --><gallery>
-File:Missouri post refit.jpg|USS ''Missouri'' at sea in her 1980s configuration
-File:Kamikaze zero.jpg|A kamikaze plane about to hit ''Missouri'' 11 April 1945
 File:Missouri_launching.jpg|Launching of USS ''Missouri'', 29 January 1944.
 File:Missouri_commissioning.jpg|Commissioning ceremonies aboard USS ''Missouri'', 11 June 1944.
+File:Kamikaze zero.jpg|A kamikaze plane about to hit ''Missouri'', 11 April 1945.
 File:USS_Missouri_transfers.JPG|''Missouri'' transfers personnel to ''[[Iowa]]'' in advance of the Japanese surrender ceremony, August 1945.
 File:Douglas MacArthur signs formal surrender.jpg|Allied sailors and officers watch General of the Army Douglas MacArthur sign documents during the surrender ceremony aboard ''Missouri'' on 2 September 1945. The unconditional surrender of the Japanese to the Allies officially ended the Second World War.
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 File:Grounded Missouri.jpg|''Missouri'' was accidentally grounded early on the morning of 17 January 1950.
 File:Missouri at Chong Jin.jpg|''Missouri'' shelling North Korea near Chong Jin, 21 October 1950.
-File:Missouri Modernized.jpg|''Missouri'' in dry dock during her modernization at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard in 1985
+File:Missouri Modernized.jpg|''Missouri'' in dry dock during her modernization at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard in 1985.
 File:Missouri_Recomissioned_(1986).jpg|Re-commissioning ceremonies aboard USS ''Missouri'', 10 May 1986.
-File:AO-146 refuel CV-63 BB-63 1986.jpeg|''Missouri'' undertaking an underway replenishment with Kitty Hawk from the MSC ship USNS Kawishiwi
+File:AO-146 refuel CV-63 BB-63 1986.jpeg|''Missouri'' undertaking an underway replenishment with ''Kitty Hawk'' from the MSC ship USNS ''Kawishiwi'', circa 1986.
 File:Missouri missile BGM-109 Tomahawk.JPG|''Missouri'' launches a Tomahawk missile.
+File:Missouri post refit.jpg|USS ''Missouri'' at sea in her 1980s configuration.
 File:USS Missouri firing during Desert Storm, 6 Feb 1991.jpg|''Missouri'' firing her 16-inch guns during Desert Storm, 6 February 1991.
 File:USS_Missouri_HNL.jpg|USS ''Missouri'' today, as a museum ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
 File:USS Missouri watching over USS Arizona - Pearl Harbor.jpg|''Missouri'' facing the sunken ''[[Arizona]]''.
-File:Ussmissouriplaque RCG.jpg|Plaque commemorating the surrender of Japan to end World War II
+File:Ussmissouriplaque RCG.jpg|Plaque commemorating the surrender of Japan to end World War II.
 File:MissouriRamp.jpg|''Missouri'' accepts tourists on a beautiful day in Pearl Harbor.
 File:MissouriArizona.jpg|''Missouri'' guards the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.

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