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To: Rinnwald

The USS Missouri is anchored at Pearl Harbor.


56 posted on 05/29/2023 5:18:52 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized of man.)
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To: Rummyfan

The Iowa class are worth saving as our last and longest serving battleships, but their WWII service was short.

Missouri provided carrier escort and shore bombardment. Her main claim to fame is she was chosen for the end of war document signing.

She had an interesting post WWII history, including what may have been the first combat anti-ship missile shootdown. Missouri was the target of an Iraqi Silkworm missile that was shot down by HMS Gloucester, during Desert Storm.


62 posted on 05/29/2023 12:46:44 PM PDT by Rinnwald
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