March 31, 1992 – USS Missouri (BB-63), the last active American battleship, is decommissioned. Commissioned in June 1944, she served during World War II, notably for the location of the official Japanese surrender on Sept. 2, 1945.

Battleship USS Iowa originally shared:

Today, the “Mighty Mo” is open for visitors in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as the @Battleship Missouri Memorial, under the care of the USS Missouri Memorial Association, Inc.

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