29 January 1944, Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) was launched at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, christened by Mary Margaret Truman, daughter of Harry S. Truman, then a United States Senator from Missouri.
Battleship Missouri Memoral, Honolulu, HI
27 years ago today, on 29 January 1999, 55 years after she was launched, Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) opens her gangway to the public as a museum ship, operated by the Missouri Memorial Association (MMA)
Battleship Missour Memorial, Honolulu, HI
85 years ago today, on 25 January 1941, Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) was laid down at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
USS Wisconsin at Nauticus, Norfolk, VA
76 years ago today, on 17 January 1950, Iowa class battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) ran aground on Chesapeake Bay's Thimble shoal, while attempting to enter an acoustical range to identify the ships propeller signature. It took over two weeks before she was freed from the sand of the shoal.
Battleship Missouri Memorial, Honolulu, HI
35 years ago today, on 17 January 1991, Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) launched her first tomahawk missile at Iraqi targets at the start of Operation Desert Storm, followed by 27 additional missiles over the next five days.
Battleship Missouri Memorial, Honolulu, HI
31 years ago today, on 12 January 1995, Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) was struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
Battleship Missouri Memorial, Honolulu, HI
61 years ago today, on 9 January 1965, South-Dakota-class battleship USS Alabama (BB-60) opens to the public as a museum ship, and welcomes over 2000 guests that day. Governor George C. Wallace was the first to sign the 'guest-log'.
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, AL
79 years ago today, on 9 January 1947, South Dakota-class battleship USS Alabama (BB-60) was decommissioned.
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, AL
85 years ago today, on 6 January 1941, Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri BB-63 was laid down at Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Battleship Missouri Memorial, Honolulu, HI
27 years ago today, on 4 January 1999, Iowa-class battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) was struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
Battleship New Jersey, Camden, NJ
