Few can lay claim to having fought in three of the major American engagements of the 20th Century, taking part in World War 2 (Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Guam), the Korean War and the Gulf War before she was retired. U.S.The USS Missouri (BB-63) is one of the most storied American warships ever constructed.Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas (CINCPAC/CINCPOA) A16-3/FF12 Serial 0395, 11 February 1946: 'Report of Surrender and Occupation of Japan.'

^ Listed in the History of The USS Mattaponi published at (References.^ Listed in original source as present but ship's War Diary says she was in Buckner Bay, Okinawa.^ Personal account of Hyrum Richard Willis, gunners mate LST-707.^ Ballarat is listed as K.34 in original source.^ USS Woodcock (ATO-145) is listed in the report, but that ship spent World War II in Central and South American waters.^ Lansdowne was listed as DD-468 in original source.At 10:44 the ship made preparations for entering the port and anchored at 12:21 in Tokyo Bay. Hughes (DD-428), was sweeping mines that morning. ^ USS Hughes (DD-410) is listed in the official report as being present for the surrender, but according to the ship's deck log was crossing the international date line en route to Japan at the time.^ Listed in original source as present but ship's War Diary says she was at sea with the carrier force south of Japan.Numbered ships named and reclassified in 1947Ĭivilian cargo ships (United States) USS Missouri (BB-63) (The ship on which the surrender was signed).USS Iowa (BB-61) (sister ship of USS Missouri and lead ship of the class).The only two US vessels present at both the Pearl Harbor attack and Tokyo Bay surrender were the USS West Virginia and the USS Detroit. These ships of the Allied navies of World War II were present in Tokyo Bay on Victory over Japan Day (2 September 1945) when the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed on board the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63).

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