USS Missouri BB 63 - The Mighty Mo
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ธ.ค. 2023
- Warship Guide - USS Missouri BB 63
The USS Missouri, or Mighty Mo, was the 4th and final Iowa class battleship to enter service, making her the last battleship commissioned by the United States Navy. Designated BB 63, she was as beautiful as she was strong, and was the culmination of US battleship design under the pre war treaties. Her decks bore witness to the final surrender of the Japanese Empire, which brought an end to the Second World War. She participated in the Korean War and then enjoyed am eventful 2nd life after being reactivated in the mid 1980s. Missouri earned 11 total battle stars for her service in World War 2, Korea and the Persian Gulf. She now stands guard in Pearl Harbor over the USS Arizona memorial, watching over the remains of Arizona so that those interred within may rest forever in peace.
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My grandfather served on this ship. He pulled the trigger for the 16" guns. I miss hearing the stories 😞
The Iowa class battle ships are still some of the biggest badasses the navy has,even to this day.
I had the chance to go on board in 1988 in Sydney when “ Mo “ visited Sydney Australia. I was lucky that I had a private visit and was given a tour of the ship. A very memorable experience. The crew that I spoke to were extremely proud of their ship, its place in history and the purpose it played in keeping the world safe. I have since visited the Mo at Pearl Harbour on two occasions as it stands guard over the USS Arizona, what a humbling and moving tribute to the sailors who lost their lives on 7 December 1941. A great video.
Actually, that was 1986. The RAN's 75th B'day. I know. I was a serving Sailor at the time. S134857
Being a veteran from Missouri and now living in Arizona, it is a massive honor that the ship named for where I grew up is,watching over the Arizona, named for where I now reside.
HUA.
Thanks for your service!
It was dad's home in the late 40s when she was the only active Battleship as an ET.
@@gravelydon7072 Well, only active American battleship, at least. The French had Richelieu running around until the 60's, along with Britain's HMS Vanguard, that was around until 1960.
As of April 1st, Arizona passed on after 82 years of unending nightmares alongside the last of her surviving crew. As a Missouri native, I'm glad MO was there for the 25+ years to ease the poor girls pain. The harbor is finally at peace
Spent 2 years on the Wisconsin BB 64 with the Marine Detachment 88-90 these ships are incredible. Semper Fi!
Magnificent vessel. I remember a film critic watching the film "under siege" and saying the biggest star in that movie was the ship. Id have to agree with him
The Missouri did look great in the external shots, but most of the movie was filmed on the Alabama.
@@kennethsegall4059was just about google what ship was used for interior shots as i thought it was the North Carolina. Thank you for this good piece of info!
I saw her in Pearl she has a fittimg retirement screening for the honored dead of the Arizona.
One at the beginning of America`s involvement in WW2, & the other, at the very end. Yeah, "fitting," indeed......
11:23 this is a fever dream. 4 of the absolute most beautiful ships ever made all together. Brings tears to my eyes.
I enlisted in the Navy on The USS Missouri while it was tied up in Pearl Harbor, last century.
Visited the Mo in Hawaii. A good late friend of mine served on board the Great Ship as a Navy man how I miss that dirty SOB. May the Lord bless and protect him. Go Navy
That's a bloody good video of the Missouri's life. Thanks for that mate.
Thanks for this video, as a former crewmember of the Mighty Mo during Desert Shield/Storm it was a nice overview of her history. Also , if you have a chance to visit her at Pearl, and you go to the starboard side (at Pearl she is tied up on the port side), just aft of turret three, look over the side and you can see the dent in her armor from the Kamikaze hit.
My brother, EM3 John Ziesemer, was onboard during the Desert Shield/Storm too
small world, I knew him back then.
@@kennethsegall4059 That's great.
Been there, what a great ship !
I toured USS Missouri in 1984 while she was a museum ship in Bremerton WA. My brother served on her during the first Gulf War.
As a kid, I toured this ship while it was docked in Bremerton. Very impressive.
The main guns can hit a 55 gallon drum from 56 miles away using Rocket assist shells.
My source?❤
My father put the Iowa back into commission for Korea and served on her for 12 years. ❤
He retired as Chief of the Boat DD-825 Carpenter 1966-1970 when he retired.
The U.S.S. Carpenter was a requested escort for the recovery of the Apollo 11 in 1969.
I just want to extend my appreciation for the service these ships and mostly their crew have given freely. Many gave all. There's too much metal at the ocean floor and too many men lost at sea. Wonderful post. Should be part of American History curriculum in all public High schools. Again, thank you for your sacrifice.
Awesome clip ! Many thanks 😊
My father was a CWO4 and the Chief Carpenter of the Missouri in the late 40s and early 50s. He received a commendation for his work during the grounding in 1950. He retired in 1960.
My neighbor Lucien Proulx was a Plank Owner and served on the "Mo" throughout WWII. He gifted me Ship Newsletters of her passing through the Panama Canal and later V-J Day Ceremonies. In fact he was pictured among the sailors watching the signing above the aft superstructure. His quad was the unit impacted and tube speared that you have also pictured. Serving aboard "Bull" Halsey's Flagship made a great tour, save the constant bombardment of Okinawa for six weeks. "It really got to you", he remarked. A great remembrance of this WWII Kid!
I remember watching her steam into pearl w my dad(a snior chief GM) in the early 80s. Still have the vhs my dad recorded of her.
"Thanks Mo"
I served on the Missouri from 1988 to 1990 as part of the MarDet (Marine Detachment) Best duty station i ever had.
I DID enjoy this video. Thank you.
I had the great pleasure of setting foot on her deck with my dad. I was curious, as a kid, why it was wood. I was told that steel buckles and wood gives. It was her last cruise. She called to port in Portland, Oregon on her way to mothballs, then the gulf war happened and she sailed again.
Named after my home state, there's no ship on this earth(aside from the Enterprise) that is more recognized than MO. She is one of the greatest ships ever built by the navy and im glad she wasnt dismantled like they had her slated to be(yes they were gonna destroy a literal piece of history dunno what made them change their mind). I know she's happy where she is as much as id rather have her up here on the Mississippi River. At least as of April 1st, her job as sentinel of the broken harbor had finally been completed as Arizona and her crew passed on following the passing of the last survivor. Now she watches over the sleeping harbor as the embers of its once burning fires, unseen to us, flicker in the night sky
Oh and me and my dad both tend to call her a BFB or big fucking boat(out of respect of course)
And as a random side note, prior to April 1st,2024 anytime I saw an image of Arizona's monument I would break down and cry. After April 1st however, knowing she finally at peace and sleeping, I found out that seeing an image of MO overlooking the monument made me break down. Odd isn't it
Excellent history. Thank you.
I'm curious on what you could dig up on AN-17 Chinquapin.
She was a small ship, a net tender originally laid down as "Fir" and participated in the battles of Tinian, Siapan, and Guam based out of the Tiburon depot.
For all those commenters here who have generously served. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE !!!!!!!!!!!
Some day I hope I can tour that big beautiful ship
Such an awesome ship. My first time to Hawaii had to see it. Totally cool.
❤. Thank You. ❤
Saw her beauty veiled in the early morning mist in Vancouver Harbour on her last ride. My head cautions that the sleek lethality and 16-inch guns are a mirage in a new era, but my heart knows otherwise.
My favorite Battleship The Mighty MO!
I went on the Mighty Mo when she docked in Fremantle Western Australia years ago.
On your home page is a famous picture of a quad 40 crew in action, which I use to think was on the Missouri. But I'm curious if anyone would know the name of the phone talker screaming into his sound powered phone. That dude and the whole crew have been pictured in many books.
Right On that was awesome
A beautiful beast
Darn this ship deffinetly served her term in service a lot further than other's. Almost sounded like a few generation's of Navy sailor's served their term's of service on her.
The Battleships were and still are the most deadly ships to sail the oceans. They are just as deadly as a Ballistic Submarine
You forgot that in 2012, she was temporarily commandeered by the surviving crew of an Arliegh Burke class destroyer that was sunk by aliens. She was used to confront the aliens as she was the only remaining asset behind the force barrier the aliens had erected. After a long protracted and vicious battle with the other worldly invaders in true "Mighty Mo" fasion she emerged battered but victorious!
I was stationed on the Mo in 1989 till she was decommissioned in 1992.
At 2:23 you said 9 16 inch 50 caliber guns? No, it luanched small cars,lol. Did nobody else catch that ? Thank you for the video, I was able to call for fire on San Clemente island for the mighty Mo guns qualifications. SEMPER FIDELIS
Yep, 16” 50 Caliber Mark 7s. Range a little over 23 miles. Bad ass for sure. New Jersey used in Nam. Can see Charlie running from incoming 1 ton projectiles.
I knew a gentleman that served on the USS West Virginia and he told me that the Japanese surrender was originally supposed to be aboard the WV but bc Truman was from Missouri they changed it over for him. Not sure how true that was
If you removed the aft turret and built up the aft portion of the ship, the Iowas could make for one hell of an LHA that brings its shore bombardment capability with it.
It was planned to remove the aft turret but it was to install a large missile battery.
Loved it would like more interior shots
My old man was on the Iowa and Missouri
We need her again right now in the ME.
Every instance where someone tried to hit the Missouri is marked by a GIGANTIC permanent crater in the location of the previously offending gun. I wonder how big a hole fifty 16" rounds would make fired at the same spot?
THE AT-TE WALKER OR ALL TERRAIN TACTICAL ENFORCER
In this video the USS MISSOURI saw her last action in the middle east and since then she was taken out of service in SAN DIEGO and she currently is in PEARL HARBOR next to the USS ARIZONA and I have seen pictures but you have new battle ships being built and air craft carriers in Norfolk Virginia and 2 battle ships in the middle east and 2 more battle groups in SOUTH CHINA SEA as I follow the news and if NORTH KOREA does anything NATO is ready as SOUTH KOREA Japan and the Philippines and Australia are on alert.
212,000 HP! imagine that much HP in a Jimny!
Emagine that..from Jimmy63 Literally!⚓⚓⚓
What makes this ship so special anyway? USS New Jersey is the one that sank an island and who served the longest.
Daddy's baby boy 😮
سفن عجيبة و تكنولوجيا مبدعة
و لكن ما الحكمة من بناء 3 ابراج ب 9 مدافع عملاقة الا يكفي 3 مدافع
هل يعني انها ممكن ان تطلق 9 مدافع في وقت واحد
ام انه كل مدفع يضرب مره واحده و يستخدم الاخر
The USS Wisconsin BB 64 was the last Iowa class battleship not the Missouri.
It was last by number but not the last by Commissioning. That is and was the facts as stated in the video. If you wanted to push it as to when keels were laid down, Wisconsin again loses as the Kentucky would beat her for that distinction. And the Wisconsin isn't even all Wisconsin. It's bow is off the Kentucky. Making it the longest Iowa class Battleship. Iowa and New Jersey are both less armored than the Missouri and Wisconsin.
Why ? They’re sitting ducks what happened to Bismarck, Musashi and Yammoto
Out of all the money that congress waste I don't understand why 1 or 2 of the mighty ships can be put back into service and do world tours, this ships are the Goliath's of yesteryear. We have given enough money to Ukraine to support these ships for 50 years +
No, they are well past their prime years. Even before the gulf war, getting the ship to top speed and making it air tight against chemical attacks was a challenge.
I agree with the amount of money that Congress wastes but the reality is that these Iowa class battleships are pushing 80 years old. All four are now museum ships which you can visit in Long beach California (Iowa), Camden NJ (New Jersey), the Wisconsin at Norfolk Virginia and of course the Missouri in Pearl harbor Hawaii. If you can afford to take your family to visit these magnificent museum ships, I highly recommend that you do so.
I hope you have no participation in national policy of any sort.
@@tonymanero5544 Not sure who or what you're referring to. If you have studied any history of the war in the Pacific against Japan you would know that the aircraft carriers became the principal warships, which meant that the brand new Iowa's were already obsolete. Today's super carrier can reach out hundreds of miles away from the ship. Heck, an Arleigh Burke class destroyer can reach the enemy with missiles today than a WW2 aircraft carrier airstrikes can. The 2700 pound 16 inch shell of the Iowa's could only reach 20 plus miles. That's why they were loaded up with tomahawk missiles during the first Gulf war.
As much as I‘m into battleships: they are just ships, while in Ukraine human lives are to be saved!
SALUTE TO ALL WHO SAILED HER.
I was born on that ship 2-9-1963 Norfolk Virginia navy base..iwoJima ring a few bells? Jim Ray A.thats my name..& birthright..Hummmmm?
Orr La Con.
Did she ever sink an enemy battleship? Oh, no, that was USS Washington, BB56. Still a great ship, though.
I don't understand why cut all the battleships from the fleet? All 4 iowa class ships were litterally bullet proof missouri bb-63 has proven that time and time again todays ships called destroyers are nice and all but they don't have as many weapons and in my opinion they are weak compared to the battleships i to this day think most of our enemies feared the battleships,can they ever put missouri back into the fleet? Or once it is taken off list and donated it can never go back?
2 of the 4 could but the Mo will never be one of them. It has too much history behind it.
Missouri proved that? She was hit by two Kamikazes. That’s like serving in the marines and claiming to be a battle hardened warrior because you stepped on a nail.
Compare that to South Dakota who took quite a beating at the battle of Guadalcanal. She was hit by two 14-inch shells from the main battery of the battlecruiser Kirishima, as well as six 6-inch shells from Kirishima’s secondary battery, sixteen 8-inch shells from the heavy cruisers Atago and Takao, and two 5-inch shells from unknown warships.
Due to Missouri using the all or nothing armor scheme, while effective against naval shells of the time, guided Takahawk missiles and anti shipping harpoon missiles could take advantage of Missouri’s unarmored areas and cause mass flooding, the ship’s keel would be an easy target for guided missiles and torpedoes. The 4.7-6-inch deck armor, while effective at keeping out naval shells due to the angle they came down at, would not keep out basically any sort of naval weapon with armor penetration capabilities in the modern era.
@@metaknight115 and how fast do you suppose those planes were going when they hit mighty mo? Think about it at speeds like that they should have been inside the hull but she withstood that impact and speed
@@stallion955 A lot slower than a 14-inch shell from Kirishima, which traveled 2,543 feet in a second. Should have mentioned both shells failed to penetrate South Dakota’s armor (through the second hit almost penetrated her 12.2-inch belt, but just exploded beforehand, leading a large wedge inside the ship’s hull) Keep in mind Kamikazes had basically zero armor penetration capabilities, planes were simply too structurally weak and not shaped correctly to act as effective bombs, they would sometimes fail to penetrate unarmored areas of a ship, let alone anything thicker than 2-3-inches. They also usually didn’t carry any real explosives, simply relying on their engines exploding.
Basically, any sort of actual air dropped bomb is far superior to a kamikaze, the whole point of kamikazes was a last ditch resort since they didn’t have the time or recourses to train their pilots to actually land bombs into enemy ships.
The cost of running these ships is enormous BUT you Americans should be grateful that all four of these vessels still exist along with the North Carolina the Texas and a Heavy cruiser to boot DO YOU KNOW WHAT BRITAIN PRESERVED absolutely NOTHING When rail guns are perfected a battleship hull would be the ideal venue
They are better off where they are
Probably the most overrated US warship of all time. She never played a role in a naval battle of any kind, not even serving in a minor role. Her career consisted entirely of secondary roles like shore bombardment and carrier escorting, never once facing an enemy warship. Hotel Yamato sank more ships than her, and in fact the entire Iowa class, sinking a few escort carriers and destroyers off Samar.
In sharp contrast, USS Massachusetts and USS Washington both saw key roles in naval battles, during which they both fought and sank enemy capital ships. Massachusetts served in the battle of Casablanca, engaging the incomplete but battleworthy battleship Jean Bart which was engaging various US cruisers with her 15-inch guns. They exchanged fire, and seven 16-inch shells from Big Mammie hit Jean Bart, sinking her in port by the stern and disabling her main guns. Shells from Massachusetts that missed Jean Bart sank the destroyer Le Malin, three troop ships, and a cargo ship and destroyed various land targets. She then targeted various Vichy French warships attacking US cruisers, sinking the light cruise Primauguet and the destroyers Fougueux, Milan, and Fondour, and a floating dry dock while taking an 8-inch shore battery shell and several 6-inch cruiser shells.
Washington served in the battle of Okinawa alongside the battleship South Dakota, firing on a Japanese destroyer line at 18,000 yards where she sank the destroyer Ayanami. South Dakota’s power went out after that, and as it came back online she came under fire from the battlecruiser Kirishima and the heavy cruisers Takao and Atago, taking two 14-inch shells and six 6-inch shells from South Dakota herself and sixteen 8-inch shells from the cruisers, as well as two 5-inch shells from unknown warships. However, Washington went undetected and closed to 5,800 yards and fired away, crippling Kirishima with twenty 16-inch shells and seventeen 5-inch shells, firing on various cruisers and destroyers, damaging Atago as Kirishima limp away at a couple of knots, succumbing to her winds and sinking the next morning.
Washington was sadly scrapped in the 1950, but Massachusetts is preserved in Battleship Cove in Fall River Massachusetts, the largest collection of naval warships in the world, preserved alongside a Gearing class destroyer, a submarine, a Soviet era missile cruiser, and two PT boats.
Makes today ships look like crap!