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USS Missouri BB-63
Preserved afloat · Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
USS Missouri (BB-63), nicknamed "Mighty Mo," is an Iowa-class battleship and holds the distinction of being the last battleship commissioned by the United States. She is world-famous as the site of the formal Japanese surrender that ended World War II, and is now preserved as a museum ship at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, moored near the USS Arizona Memorial.
Kits of this ship
+ Add a kitNo image | BB-63 Missouri Battleship Boat | Tamiya | 1:700 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available |
| US Battleship BB-63 Missouri Boat | Tamiya | 1:350 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available | |
No image | US Battleship BB-63 Missouri 1991Modern | Trumpeter | 1:700 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available |
No image | 1/700 US Navy Battleship BB-63 Missouri | Trumpeter | 1:700 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available |
No image | USS Missouri BB-63 Battleship | Academy | 1:400 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available |
No image | USS MISSOURI BB-63 | HobbyBoss | 1:350 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available |
No image | Deluxe USS Missouri BB-63 Battleship | Very Fire | 1:350 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available |
| USS Missouri BB-63 | OcCre | 1:200 | Plank-on-Frame | Available | |
| USS Missouri BB-63 Big Mo Battleship | Trumpeter | 1:200 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available | |
No image | USS Missouri BB-63 MCP | Academy | 1:700 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available |
No image | U.S. Navy Battleship U.S.S Missouri | Meng | 1:700 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available |
No image | Battleship USS Missouri | Revell | — | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available |
No image | USS Missouri BB-63 Battleship | Very Fire | 1:700 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available |
No image | USS Missouri BB-63 ME | Academy | 1:700 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available |
No image | USS Missouri BB-63 U.S.Navy Battleship (DX Ver.) | Very Fire | 1:700 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Discontinued |
No image | Warship Builder Missouri | Meng | — | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available |
No image | USS Missouri BB-63 Battleship | Very Fire | 1:350 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available |
Plans
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Resources
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- NavSource Battleship Photo Index: BB-63 USS MissouriWebsite
Extensive photo archive organized by era, invaluable for cross-checking hull, superstructure, and deck details across the ship's different refits.
- USS Missouri (BB-63) – Naval History and Heritage Command Photo FeatureArticle
Official Navy history page with an official photograph and concise service history, useful for confirming key dates and configuration eras (1944, 1986 recommissioning, etc.).
Museums & archives
- Battleship Missouri Memorial (Official Museum Site)Museum
Official museum ship site with exhibit details, ship history, and visitor photos useful for verifying current preserved configuration and deck layout.
Plans & drawings
- BB-63 USS Missouri Booklet of General Plans (1950), Navy Yard NorfolkPlans
Scanned official Navy booklet of general plans including outboard/inboard profiles, deck-by-deck arrangement drawings, and hull sections—excellent primary-source plan set for accurate scale modeling.
- BB-63 USS Missouri General Arrangement / Damage Control Diagram (1954)Plans
Official 1954 Bureau of Ships damage control diagram drawing showing detailed compartment and system arrangement for the ship in her Korean War-era configuration.
Photos
- Battleship Missouri: An Illustrated History (Paul Stillwell)Photos
Widely cited, richly illustrated history of Missouri by naval historian Paul Stillwell, a key reference for hull/superstructure changes and wartime details relevant to accurate modeling.
History
Service history
Commissioned 11 June 1944 at Brooklyn Navy Yard, Missouri fought in the Pacific at Iwo Jima and Okinawa and in raids on the Japanese home islands before hosting the formal Instrument of Surrender ceremony on her deck on 2 September 1945. She later served in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, provided gunfire support during the Korean War, and was decommissioned in 1955 before being reactivated in 1986 as part of the 600-ship Navy buildup. She fired Tomahawk missiles and provided naval gunfire support during Operation Desert Storm in 1991 before her final decommissioning in 1992.
Notable facts
Missouri was struck by a kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa in April 1945, and the dent from the impact remains visible on her hull today as a popular feature for visitors and a detail modelers sometimes replicate. She was donated as a museum and memorial ship in 1998 and now rests permanently at Pearl Harbor, allowing direct reference visits and detailed photography for scratch-builders and kit modelers alike.