USS Missouri

GPTKB entity

Statements (106)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:active_years_end gptkb:1992
gptkbp:armament 9 × 16 in guns
12 × 5 in guns
40 × 40 mm guns
20 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
9 × 16 in (410 mm) guns
49 × 20 mm guns
9 × 16 in (406 mm) guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York
gptkb:Brooklyn_Navy_Yard
gptkbp:built_in gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York
gptkbp:captain gptkb:Captain_William_M._Callaghan
gptkb:Captain_John_W._Mc_Cloy
gptkbp:class gptkb:Iowa-class_battleship
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_William_M._Callaghan
gptkb:Captain_John_W._Mc_Cloy
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1944
June 11, 1944
gptkbp:crew 2,700 personnel
gptkbp:crew_capacity 1,921 officers and enlisted
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1992
March 31, 1992
gptkbp:displacement 58,000 tons
gptkbp:exhibits Naval history
Naval history and technology
gptkbp:famous_event gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Japanese_surrender_ceremony
Signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender
being the last battleship commissioned by the US Navy
being the site of the Japanese surrender
Being the site of the Japanese surrender in WWII
gptkbp:fate gptkb:museum
Museum ship
Preserved as a museum ship
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:flagship_of gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:has_museum gptkb:Yes
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
gptkbp:has_role Naval battles in the Pacific Theater
gptkbp:historical_significance Symbol of American naval power
Site of peace negotiations
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:Pearl_Harbor
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Missouri
gptkbp:is_referenced_in The Last Battleship
gptkbp:is_visited_by gptkb:President_Barack_Obama
gptkb:President_Bill_Clinton
gptkb:President_George_H._W._Bush
Thousands of tourists annually
President Harry S. Truman
many dignitaries
gptkbp:launch_date January 29, 1944
gptkbp:launched January 29, 1944
Mrs. William L. Mc Pherson
gptkbp:length 887 feet
887 feet (270 m)
gptkbp:location Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
gptkbp:name gptkb:USS_Missouri_(BB-63)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Mighty_Mo
gptkbp:notable_event Signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender
surrender of Japan signed on board
Surrender of Japan signed on board
gptkbp:notable_feature Advanced radar systems
Missile systems
Heavy armor
Large deck area
Largest battleship ever built by the U. S.
Aircraft facilities
gptkbp:open_to_public gptkb:1999
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:USS_Missouri_Memorial_Association
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:operational_range Unlimited
gptkbp:operational_status Museum ship
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Iowa-class_battleships
gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkbp:powers 212,000 shp
gptkbp:preserved_by gptkb:USS_Missouri_Memorial_Association
gptkb:historical_site
gptkbp:propulsion 4 × steam turbines
4 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers
gptkbp:recommissioned May 10, 1986
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:Pearl_Harbor
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:Retail
strategic deterrent
naval gunfire support
air defense platform
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:served_in_the_navy 1944-1992
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Wisconsin
gptkb:USS_Iowa
gptkb:USS_Illinois_(planned)
gptkb:USS_New_Jersey
USS Illinois (not completed)
USS Illinois (BB-65) (not completed)
gptkbp:speed 33 knots
33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
gptkbp:sunk No
gptkbp:surrendered_japan September 2, 1945
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pearl_Harbor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3