[Victor]

"....We visited Pearl Harbor three months ago. The Missouri was just out of dry dock with a fresh repaint and looked like a brand new BB (except for the tiny bump in the deck where a kamikaze had bounced off.)....."

We also visited Mighty Mo about 4 years ago- probably the most awesome tour I have ever taken. The guides are especially knowledgeable and enthusiastic. The anteroom where MaCarthur and Nimitz et al gathered just before meeting the Japanese was chilling (in a good way).

This a must do for anyone visiting Oahu.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The Arizona memorial is about 150 yards from the Missouri’s bow. The location signifies the beginning and end of the war.

On the Missouri’s port side, a canvas awning shelters the brass deck marker where MacArthur stood during the ceremony. There are copies of the surrender documents in a large case and the 31 star flag that Commodore Perry took ashore in the 1853 opening of Japan to the west.

We spent about an hour on the various decks and inside the battleship. The control room with ancient round radar screens complimented by computerized missile launching equipment was stunning...