In a word, no, the U.S. Navy is not reactivating the USS Missouri. The rumor that this Iowa-class battleship, first launched in 1944, surfaced on social media a few years ago, and a nasty case of the ...

Rhode Island native John DeLeo served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and is one of the last living witnesses to the Japanese surrender.

Remembering the Battleship USS Missouri The U.S. built its first ever battleship, the USS Texas, in the late 19th century. The Texas was a pre-dreadnought battleship that the U.S. built in ...

A special exhibit aboard the battleship USS Missouri has a heart-wrenching perspective on what it is like for a fighter pilot preparing to die for his country.

In February 1991, during the opening days of the Persian Gulf War, USS Missouri was bombarding Iraqi positions near Kuwait when two Seersucker missiles were launched at her. The first failed, but the ...

The Missouri’s captain ordered a military burial at sea with full honors, marking one of the more unusual and little-known episodes of World War II.

Battleship Cove’s collection of ships was at the top of a distinguished list, beating even Boston's USS Constitution, known as Old Ironsides, and the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Honolulu.

FORD ISLAND, Hawaii -- A new commander and command sergeant major took the reins of the 599th Transportation Brigade the morning of June 27 on board the Battleship Missouri Memorial here in ...

What You Need to Know: The USS Missouri, an Iowa-class battleship, is celebrated as one of the most iconic American warships. Commissioned during WWII, Missouri played crucial roles in WWII, the ...