USS Missouri (BB-63), Iowa-Class Battleship and Site of the Japanese Surrender in World War II #USSMissouri #BB63 #IowaClass #USNavy #Battleship #NavalHistory #WW2History #SurrenderDeck | Navy History

494K views · 5.4K reactions | 1. USS St. Lo (CVE-63) erupts in a massive fireball after being struck by a Japanese special attack aircraft during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 25, 1944. This fatal hit made her the first major warship sunk by a special attack unit in World War II. #ww2 #navy #ship #military | I love Warships | Facebook

1.1M views · 1.9K reactions | #OTD in 1944, USS Missouri (BB-63) was launched. The "Mighty Mo" would become the last battleship commissioned by the U.S. Navy and later serve as the platform upon which Japan surrendered. She was decommissioned in 1955, recommissioned in 1986 and decommissioned again in 1992. | U.S. Naval Institute | Facebook