In November, Ken and I toured the USS Missouri, the battleship most famous for hosting the signing of the document ending WW2.
It was a really fascinating tour, I learned so much.
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| Signatures on the document of surrender |
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| Place of the signing on deck |
The retired ship is located in Pearl Harbor.
On March 31, 1992, the Missouri was decommissioned for the final time; the last active service battleship in the world, her departing officers and crew the last battleship sailors.
The placement of the ship is symbolic as it watches over the Arizona Memorial in Pearl harbor,
These two ships represent the beginning and end of US involvement in WW2.
The guns stay ready to protect the fallen of the Arizona.
Equally fascinating as the signing was the story of a kamikaze plane
which hit the ship during the war.
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| Photograph capturing the plane hitting the ship. |
A proper burial at sea requires a flag,
so seamen stayed up all night sewing a Japanese flag to bury the pilot with.
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| Seamen giving the pilot a proper burial. |
There were pictures and letters from kamikaze pilots, they were so young!
Pictures from around the ship
If you ever get to Pearl Harbor, touring the Missouri is definitely worth the trip.
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