Happy November!! Hope y'all had a wonderful Halloween!
After visiting the
, head over to the loading area and take a bus over to the massive USS Missouri.
This battleship, the site of the Japanese surrender during World War II, is certainly a sight to behold.
The bus ride lasts a few minutes. Oddly enough, the USS Missouri is right beside the Arizona Memorial on the water.
The floorboards are made of teak wood, making it basically indestructible. Teak wood is rare worldwide. It is mostly produced in India, although there are endangered varieties found in the Philippines and Myanmar.
Photo Credit to Kamikaze Images
You have to look pretty hard but do you see the fighter plane that is in the top left-hand corner? The Japanese Kamikaze pilot actually crashed into the USS Missouri on April 11, 1945, in Okinawa. There are still dents, to this day, on the starboard side of the USS Missouri.
Chillin' and chattin' in the Captain's Chair.
One of my favorite jewels on this ship was the antique or vintage items lying around. We're fans of Coca-Cola but this Pepsi-Cola dispenser held a retro vibe that I fell in love with!
The "Mighty Mo" docked at Pearl Harbor infinitely on 1992. What made it so significant to Pearl Harbor? The USS Missouri was the gathering place of American and Japanese soldiers as the Japanese chief signed "The Instrument of Formal Surrender of Japan to the Allied Powers", thus ending World War II.
Guided by a Veteran:
You won't find a lazy tour guide here! The only guides on this battleship are retired military veterans who have a passion for history and service to their country.
Time Crunch:
Try to allot a fairly sufficient amount of time to tour the battleship, maybe between 1 to 2 hours. The ship has special nooks and crannies with lots of info about the ship, military officers and history of its fights.
USS Missouri Stars in a Movie:
Have you ever seen the movie
? Most of it was filmed on this ship. How crazy is that!? JD and I had never seen this movie prior to the tour but we watched it on the flight back home.
