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[[Image:USS Missouri and USS Alaska.jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{USS Missouri and USS Alaska.jpg/credit}}<br />USS ''Missouri'' (BB-63) (the largest ship) and the [[battlecruiser]] [[USS Alaska (CB-1)|USS ''Alaska'' (CB-1)]] (on the other side of the pier) are tied up at Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia ''circa'' August 1944.<ref>Also seen are the escort carrier USS ''Croatan'' (CVE-25) and destroyers of the ''Fletcher'' and "Four-Pipe, Flush-Deck" destroyer classes at the next pier.</ref>]] | [[Image:USS Missouri and USS Alaska.jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{USS Missouri and USS Alaska.jpg/credit}}<br />USS ''Missouri'' (BB-63) (the largest ship) and the [[battlecruiser]] [[USS Alaska (CB-1)|USS ''Alaska'' (CB-1)]] (on the other side of the pier) are tied up at Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia ''circa'' August 1944.<ref>Also seen are the escort carrier USS ''Croatan'' (CVE-25) and destroyers of the ''Fletcher'' and "Four-Pipe, Flush-Deck" destroyer classes at the next pier.</ref>]] | ||
The '''USS Missouri''' is an [[Iowa-class]] [[battleship]] of the [[U.S. Navy]] which was active during [[World War II]]. She is famous as the vessel on whose deck the Japanese surrender was signed; she is now a museum ship at [[Pearl Harbor]], [[Hawaii (U.S. state)]]. | |||
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USS Missouri (BB-63) (the largest ship) and the battlecruiser USS Alaska (CB-1) (on the other side of the pier) are tied up at Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia circa August 1944.[1]
USS Missouri (BB-63) (the largest ship) and the battlecruiser USS Alaska (CB-1) (on the other side of the pier) are tied up at Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia circa August 1944.[1]
The USS Missouri is an Iowa-class battleship of the U.S. Navy which was active during World War II. She is famous as the vessel on whose deck the Japanese surrender was signed; she is now a museum ship at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (U.S. state).
References
- ↑ Also seen are the escort carrier USS Croatan (CVE-25) and destroyers of the Fletcher and "Four-Pipe, Flush-Deck" destroyer classes at the next pier.