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BB-63 Missouri
United States Navy battleship
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Iowa 1941/01/06
New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y.
1944/01/29 1944/06/11 1998/05/04
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 43-44: Ms 32/22d, 45: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/11/18       joinPac-Panama Canal   66 
44/12/14 45/01/13     sail San Francisco Bay > Ulithi   66 
45/01/27 45/03/05 Detach 58.2     66  84 
45/03/03 45/03/05 Detach 59 detached from TF 58 for exercises   112 
45/03/05 45/03/14   58.4 Ulithi   66 
45/03/14 45/05/05 Iceber 58.4    
45/03/24   Iceber 59.7 shell Okinawa   81 
45/04/11   Iceber 58.4 damage(kami) 115 nm E of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa (26-00N, 130-00E)   85 
45/04/16   Iceber 58.4 damage(kami) 115 nm E of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa (26-00N, 130-00E)   85 
45/04/19 45/04/19 Iceber 58.7    
45/05/05 45/05/09     sail Okinawa > Ulithi   66 
45/05/09 45/05/18     sail Ulithi > Guam   66 
45/05/18 45/05/21   3rdFlt/FltF Guam   66 
45/05/21 45/05/27   3rdFlt/FltF sail Guam > Okinawa   66 
45/05/27 45/06/13 Iceber 38.4/FltF    
45/06/05   Iceber 38.4/FltF damaged(typhoon) (23-30N, 131-30E)   85 
45/07/01 45/07/30   38.4 raid Home Islands   104 
45/07/14 45/07/18 Iceber 34.8.2 shell Kjushu  
45/08/29       entered Tokio Bay  
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...: museum ship at Hawaii
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 3 Battle Stars
Notice: crew: 2978