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USS Missouri

호놀룰루군

10 story sections38 min 05 s in all
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Contents

10 sections · tap a section for its opening lines
  1. 1Battleship Missouri Memorial3:47

    Welcome to Ford Island, the historic military installation located in the heart of Pearl Harbor. Your journey here likely began at the main visitor center, where you boarded the authorized shuttle bus. …

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  2. 2The Main Deck and Primary Battery3:53

    Stepping onto the expansive main deck of the battleship, your eyes are immediately drawn upward to the imposing structures of the primary battery. These are the legendary sixteen inch guns, the unmistakable trademark of the Iowa…

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  3. 3The Kamikaze Deck3:39

    Moving along the exterior deck to the starboard side, toward the aft section of the ship, we arrive at a remarkably unassuming yet profoundly historic location. Among historians and former crew members, this specific area is…

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  4. 4The Surrender Deck3:54

    We now ascend a short distance to the zero one level, stepping onto what is unquestionably the most historically significant square footage on the entire vessel. This is the Surrender Deck. …

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  5. 5The Crew's Berthing and the Truman Line3:45

    Descending one level below the bright main deck, we enter the second deck. The atmosphere of the ship shifts immediately and dramatically. …

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  6. 6Broadway and the Escape Trunks3:50

    Continuing our descent deep into the bowels of the battleship, we arrive at a long, incredibly vital passageway known universally among the crew as Broadway. This is the central circulatory artery of the Missouri, running…

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  7. 7Fire Room Number Four4:11

    Stepping carefully off the Broadway corridor, we enter one of the most intense, technologically fascinating, and physically demanding spaces on the entire battleship. This is Fire Room Number Four. …

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  8. 8Engine Room Number Four3:43

    Following the heavily insulated path of the high pressure steam piping, we cross over the threshold from the Fire Room directly into Engine Room Number Four. If the fire room was unarguably the hottest compartment on the…

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  9. 9The Fire Control Plotting Rooms3:58

    Our final stop deep within the heavily armored citadel of the ship brings us to the electronic and mechanical brains of the Missouri's lethal capabilities. These are the Plotting Rooms. …

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  10. 10Closing3:25

    As we ascend from the heavily armored depths of the plotting rooms and step back out into the bright, warm Pacific sunlight, our journey through the USS Missouri comes to a close. Standing here near the exit gangway, the physical…

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What is USS Missouri?

USS Missouri is a place in 호놀룰루군 with 10 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.

Key facts
Location호놀룰루군
TypeHeritage
Story sections10
Total length38 min 05 s in all
Text languageEnglish
Coordinates21.3622, -157.9533
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Nearby places

within a 5-minute walk
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