The U.S.S. Missouri (BB-63) is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy (USN) in the 1940's and is currently a museum ship. Completed in 1944, she is the last battleship commissioned by the United States. The ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II, where she participated in the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa and shelled the Japanese home islands. Her quarterdeck was the site of the surrender of the Empire of Japan, which ended World War II. After World War II, Missouri served in various diplomatic, show of force and training missions. She later fought in the Korean War during two tours between 1950 and 1953. Missouri was the first American battleship to arrive in Korean waters and served as the flagship for several admirals. The battleship took part in numerous shore bombardment operations and also served in a screening role for aircraft carriers. Missouri was decommissioned in 1955 and transferred to the reserve fleet, (also known as the "Mothball Fleet"). Missouri was then reactivated and modernized in 1984 as part of the 600-ship Navy plan. Cruise missile and anti-ship missile launchers were added along with updated electronics. The ship served in the Persian Gulf escorting oil tankers during threats from Iran, often while keeping her fire-control systems trained on land-based Iranian missile launchers. She served in Operation Desert Storm in 1991 including providing fire support. Finally, Missouri was again decommissioned in 1992, but remained on the Naval Vessel Register until her name was struck in 1995. In 1998, she was donated to the U.S.S. Missouri Memorial Association and became a museum ship at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
The photograph above is a bunk area for sailors aboard the Missouri. As you can see, there are at least 12 to a 'room' with little space for much more than sleeping or lying in your assigned bunk. There is a locker at one end but it doesn't look very big either. This is just another shining example of the sacrifices that our military, and in this case our American sailors, make for the years they are serving our country and defending our freedoms.
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‧ Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
‧ Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
‧ ISO – 5000
‧ Aperture – f/4.5
‧ Exposure – 1/50 second
‧ Focal Length – 18mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
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